BRANDON The driver who crashed into another vehicle while she was going the wrong way on the Selmon Crosstown Expressway, killing a young mother, was arrested today on four charges, including drunken-driving manslaughter, authorities said. ...more

September 13, 2008

The driver of a car that went the wrong way on the Selmon Crosstown Expressway on Wednesday and caused a fatal pileup had beer in her cup holder and on the floor of the passenger side, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

September 11, 2008

The University of South Florida football program was hit with tragedy again with the death of former USF linebacker Mike Minus on Monday night. ...more

September 9, 2008

A motorcyclist was seriously injured this morning after leading a Florida Highway Patrol officer on a high-speed chase on Interstate 4, the highway patrol said in a news release. Alana L. Powers, 20, was taken to Tampa General Hospital just before 10 a.m. today after the Honda motorcycle she was riding hit another vehicle. ...more

July 31, 2008

Investigators with the Florida Highway Patrol have located a car they think was involved in a fatal crash last week, according to a search warrant filed Monday. ...more

June 25, 2008

PALMETTO - Several youths were watching Sunday when two motorcycles collided in Palmetto, killing a Bradenton teen and leaving a Palmetto man in the hospital fighting for his life. ...more

May 12, 2008

SEBRING — It was a somber atmosphere Friday at the Highlands County Government Center boardroom when close to 200 people gathered to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. "It's not how they died that made them heroes, but how they lived," quoted on the memorial program from America's Most Wanted. ...more

May 10, 2008

SEBRING — The Florida Highway Patrol was investigating Friday the death of Francis Duplessie, 90, of Avon Park, who was injured in a U.S. 27 north motorcycle crash on April 24. ...more

May 9, 2008

SEBRING — On average, every two days somewhere in the United States a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty. There will be a Salute to Peace Officers memorial held at 9 a.m., Friday, May 9, in the board room of the Highlands County Government Center. ...more

May 8, 2008

Working suicide patrol on the towering Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Leif Cardwell rolled up to find the 58-year-old woman with one leg already draped over the short concrete barrier wall. The license plate on the Ford minivan she drove there said: "HPPY NOW." ...more

May 4, 2008