I am one of the most optimistic people you will ever meet. My philosophy is "Treat every day as if it were your last; someday it will be," but please don't try to tell me the economy is fine. Many of us know better. ...more

February 17, 2008

An Avon Park man who was wanted for attempted second-degree murder was arrested Wednesday night after allegedly attacking a woman Sunday and severely cutting her. ...more

February 14, 2008

Pasco County sheriff's deputies arrested two people Saturday on grand theft and burglary charges after an early-morning traffic stop. ...more

February 11, 2008

With its motto "Where Yee-Hah meets Ole," Eagle Pass is a border town that prides itself on being both Tex and Mex, a community with many cultural and financial ties that bind it to its sister city across the Rio Grande. ...more

February 10, 2008

TAMPA - Cruising down a boring highway, you look for anything that breaks the monotony. There, up ahead, you spot one. It may be laugh-out-loud funny or mildly amusing. Or you may scratch your head and conclude that it is just an inside joke you don't get. ...more

February 8, 2008

Red-light running has become epidemic in Hillsborough County. In the last two years, more than 800 crashes and three fatalities happened when someone didn't stop for a red light. ...more

February 4, 2008

"Trees Are Cool." Those who want to spread that message will soon be able to affix the state's newest license plate to their vehicle. The license plate bearing the message will be unveiled at 4 p.m. on Arbor Day, Friday, Jan. 18, at the gazebo in John Wilson Park, on Main Street, in Safety Harbor. ...more

January 11, 2008

Authorities are searching for the owner of a 1994 Ford Explorer and a homemade trailer found in a canal in Apollo Beach, Hillsborough County sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. ...more

December 12, 2007

No Place To Raise Money Regarding "Plates Should I.D. Vehicles, Nothing Else" (Our Opinion, Dec. 3): ...more

December 8, 2007

A toll system that uses cameras to photograph vehicles on the Selmon Crosstown Expressway's elevated lanes is off to a slow start, but that hasn't stopped transportation officials from moving ahead with plans to expand the system to other toll roads in Florida. ...more

December 4, 2007