A 36-year-old man was at large Thursday night after stealing a deputy's cruiser, dragging another deputy 75 feet and slamming through three fences at Logan Gate subdivision, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

January 11, 2008

SEBRING — Two Hardee County men were airlifted to Tampa General Hospital after an early morning crash Wednesday, when a Ford SUV flipped about 1,000 feet north of Valerie Boulevard on U.S. 27. ...more

January 9, 2008

Initially downplayed by Tampa Bay Water officials, the huge cracks in the walls of the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir have turned into an expensive problem. ...more

December 9, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Engineers say it may cost an additional $3.9 million to finish a reclaimed water reservoir off Parkway Boulevard, bringing the total price to $22.7 million. ...more

November 9, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Ground-penetrating radar showed that a reclaimed water reservoir under construction at Pines Parkway is prone to sinkholes, but it appears the problems run deeper than expected. ...more

November 6, 2007

BARTOW - One person was killed and four others were injured this afternoon after the truck they were riding in smashed through a guardrail, slid down an embankment and ended up on its side, according to Bartow police. ...more

October 18, 2007

Reports about the announced retirement of Jerry Maxwell as general manager of Tampa Bay Water have focused on the regional drinking water supplier's high-profile failures: The desalination plant that is years behind schedule, cracks that have turned up in the embankment of the 15-billion gallon reservoir, the utility's conflicts with local governments. ...more

September 29, 2007