An Avon Park motorcyclist has died after running into the back end of a school bus early Thursday morning. ...more

October 29, 2009

A 16-year-old was listed in good condition at Tampa General Hospital Wednesday after running his car into the back of a garbage truck on Tuesday. ...more

October 1, 2009

A Sebring teenager was injured Tuesday morning after he ran his 2007 Ford Mustang into the back of a garbage truck. ...more

September 30, 2009

Federal officials investigating a commuter rail collision that killed 25 people said Sunday that they were looking into a report that an engineer blamed for running a stop signal before the crash may have been text messaging around the same time. ...more

September 15, 2008

Hamas forces battled Fatah-linked fighters with mortars and machine guns in a crowded Gaza neighborhood Saturday, leaving at least nine dead in the worst Palestinian infighting in nine months. ...more

August 3, 2008

POLK CITY - Smoke from a bush fire mixed with early morning fog was blamed for a 50-vehicle pileup in Polk County early this morning that Sheriff Grady Judd called "the worst you've ever seen." ...more

January 9, 2008

TAMPA - Like a main artery into the heart of Tampa, Interstate 4 is vital to the delivery of commuters and goods here and to towns and cities along the way. ...more

January 9, 2008

In last Wednesday's report, I reported the event of the new moon as happening the day before on Tuesday — this is what happens when you attempt to write on New Years day and watch football at the same time. The fact is, the new moon happens on Jan. 8 at 11:37 a.m. This means that today, the peak feeding period is at safelight (6:30 a.m.), and if there are clouds or fog in the early morning, the bite session will last longer and be much stronger in intensity. ...more

January 6, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Fred Everson. ...more

December 30, 2007

SEBRING — A Delaware man died Friday morning when the Ford F-150 in which he was a passenger overturned, because the driver failed to see a fog-obscured curve. The deceased was listed as Leroy Caldwell, of Smyrna, Del. ...more

December 28, 2007