A fatal motorcycle crash has shut down all but one westbound lane on the Howard Frankland Bridge, authorities say. ...more

December 30, 2008

A Tampa police officer who rescued a woman in Old Tampa Bay and a Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy who ended a man's bloody rampage were among 15 people honored Wednesday for heroism, the governor's office said. The Governor's Medal of Heroism was awarded this year to 10 law enforcement officers and one firefighter for their actions in the line of duty. Gov. Charlie Crist attended the Tallahassee ceremony. ...more

December 4, 2008

A Tampa police officer who rescued a woman in Old Tampa Bay and a Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy who ended a man's bloody rampage are among 15 people being honored today for heroism, the governor's office said. ...more

December 3, 2008

The Interstate 275 reconstruction project is set to take a turn this morning: Workers plan to shut down the Himes Avenue northbound entrance ramp. ...more

December 1, 2008

A crash on the eastbound lanes of the Howard Frankland Bridge (Interstate 275 north) is snarling traffic for commuters trying to make it from Pinellas County into Tampa. ...more

November 25, 2008

Some days you never forget. One was Oct. 3, 1995. I turned 40 years of age. I was a sergeant with the Hillsborough Sheriff's Office and that afternoon was traveling across the Howard Frankland Bridge on my way to a co-worker's sister's funeral. She had died tragically at a young age due to a botched simple medical procedure. It was not a good day and soon would get worst. ...more

October 25, 2008

With Gov. Charlie Crist pushing ahead the work schedules of 179 road and bridge projects to jump-start Florida's economy, three road projects will start in Hillsborough County next year, including the 10-mile resurfacing of Interstate 4 from 50th Street to McIntosh Road. ...more

October 20, 2008

Authorities recovered a sport utility vehicle from Old Tampa Bay on Monday that belonged to a man whose body was found in the Bay last month. ...more

October 7, 2008

TAMPA - Jason Michael Downey never made it home from a St. Petersburg bar, and for more than two weeks his family questioned what led to his death. On Monday, authorities had an answer. ...more

October 6, 2008

Drivers heading west on Interstate 275 to St. Petersburg faced bumper-to-bumper traffic about 1 p.m. today as they passed a beige sedan on fire near the hump of the Howard Frankland Bridge. ...more

October 2, 2008