It could have been the worst storm ever to hit the Tampa region. Hurricane Ike is a Category 3 hurricane that is expected to pick up even more speed as it makes it past Cuba Tuesday and heads west-northwest into the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

September 8, 2008

(Note to some animal-rights activists who have contacted me about previous columns: In no way am I endorsing the act of striking an alligator or other reptile in the head with a stump or stump-like object. But, in defense of the actions of the aforementioned Mr. Moses, he was, as the song states, used as gator bait by his daddy and later had his left arm bitten off "clean up to the elbow.") ...more

September 7, 2008

TAMPA Two children are being treated at Tampa General Hospital after a car accident this evening. ...more

September 6, 2008

An early morning crash Monday at the intersection of U.S. 27 and State Road 64 closed the intersection as police investigated the accident and crews cleaned up a hazardous diesel spill. ...more

August 19, 2008

A section of eastbound Courtney Campbell Parkway closed due to a gas leak has reopened. ...more

August 16, 2008

The westbound lanes of Interstate 4 near County Road 557 in Polk County are closed after a police pursuit ended in a car crash. ...more

August 12, 2008

TAMPA - A man who was outside his Volvo tractor-trailer on the shoulder of Interstate 4 in Polk County was fatally struck about noon Tuesday by a passing truck, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

July 9, 2008

OLDSMAR - An Oldsmar man was arrested for animal cruelty after Pinellas County deputies say he dangled a dog from a moving car. ...more

July 4, 2008

AVON PARK – From 7:30-10:30 p.m. on July 4, there will be a road closure eastbound on East Main Street from Delaney Avenue to A Miracle Avenue, and westbound on Main Street from Verona Avenue to A Miracle Avenue. ...more

July 3, 2008

State Road 60 in Mulberry has reopened, said Polk County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Carrie Rodgers. ...more

May 21, 2008