A cement truck flipped over onto an Interstate 275 entrance ramp Monday afternoon, gouging out a huge hole and shutting down the ramp until at least Thursday evening. The damage - a hole measuring 28 feet by 6 feet by about 8 inches deep - happened when the truck hit the center guard rail exiting on 54th Avenue South and flipped over onto the entrance ramp. The Department of Transportation hopes to have one lane open by late Thursday. The truck's driver, 58-year-old Stanley Smith of Bradenton, suffered minor injuries. ...more

December 15, 2009

A new ramp is scheduled to open today to allow another option for motorists using the Courtney Campbell Causeway. ...more

November 9, 2009

Florida Highway Patrol troopers charged the driver of an SUV with driving under the influence-manslaughter after he registered more than three times the legal blood-alcohol limit following a fatal wreck this morning. Xavier Ramirez, 22, was the driver of the Kia sports utility vehicle that lost control on the Interstate 275 exit ramp to Ashley Drive early this morning. The vehicle flipped and ejected the passenger, Gerald Hodge, 22, of Tampa, who died at the scene, troopers said. ...more

August 7, 2009

A driver killed this morning after his SUV hit a guardrail after exiting Interstate 275 has been identified by St. Petersburg police as 17-year-old Travis Kyle Martin of Tampa. ...more

June 5, 2009

A 50-year-old Gainesville man died Tuesday afternoon when he lost control of his truck while exiting from Interstate 4 to Interstate 75. ...more

May 5, 2009

The Freedom baseball team is on a roll. Senior right-hander Chris Bonti turned in a quality start with five scoreless innings, and the Patriots offense managed enough support Friday night in a 6-3 win against visiting Newsome. The win was Freedom's (5-2) fourth straight and fifth in the past six games. ...more

March 7, 2009

A minor wreck on Interstate 4 has had a major impact on traffic. ...more

February 27, 2009

Last-minute Christmas shoppers have a quick route to International Plaza now that a new exit to Spruce Street opened early this morning. ...more

December 23, 2008

12:51 p.m. By mid- to late-morning, some voters who live in the sprawling Meadow Pointe community in south central Pasco County had to wait up to an hour to vote, but those exiting the polls didn't seem upset about the lines. ...more

November 4, 2008

Monday evening's heavy rains forced construction officials to delay the traffic pattern shift scheduled to take place today. It will now happen Wednesday. ...more

October 7, 2008