A 6-month-old child was killed and two children and two adults were hurt Sunday afternoon when their car was hit by a vehicle that ran a red light on U.S. 27 in Lake Wales, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

January 5, 2009

A man walking along 20th Street West in Bradenton was hit on the head with a plank of wood and stabbed in the stomach tonight during a robbery attempt, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 4, 2009

The Tampa Police Department and Tampa General Hospital teamed up to bring some early Christmas joy to patients at the Children's Medical Center on Friday. Santa Claus, in the form of Officer Jeff Kritz, arrived in a medical helicopter and then made his way from room to room, offering hugs and giving youngsters a chance to tell him what was on their wish list. ...more

December 13, 2008

A 19-year-old sophomore from Tampa attending college in North Carolina received a fatal head injury during a fraternity initiation, authorities say. ...more

November 20, 2008

A 2-year-old girl was seriously hurt Wednesday when she fell out of the bed of a pickup truck her father was driving and the vehicle backed into her, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

November 12, 2008

A 36-year-old woman died Thursday night after her car crashed and flipped on U.S. 27 in northeast Polk County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

November 6, 2008

a 25-year-old Port Richey man was arrested Thursday, accused of shooting a man at the Calendar Girls strip club. Derrick Henry "Casper" Carr, of 8915 Sterling Lane, was arrested at his home in connection to Wednesday's shooting of 23-year-old Thomas Scott Pryor outside the club at 16309 U.S. 19. According to sheriff's office reports, Carr became upset when Pryor smacked a dancer's buttocks. It wasn't clear whether she was working or if Carr knows her personally. ...more

October 31, 2008

Lawrence Samuels, who broke Arena Football League receiving records during his 14 seasons with the Tampa Bay Storm, has been hospitalized after his vehicle crashed in Pasco County, team officials said. ...more

October 23, 2008

A 71-year-old woman died Thursday when she turned her car into the path of another vehicle on U.S. 27 in Polk County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

October 23, 2008

Both lanes of U.S. 41 north of State Road 52 in Pasco County have been reopened after a fatal head-on collision Tuesday night shut down the highway for more than three hours, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

October 21, 2008