An accident involving a Toyota car and a garbage truck early this morning pinned a garbage collector between the two vehicles. The worker, whose name was not immediately released, died of his injuries. ...more

October 23, 2009

Authorities say a Clearwater woman walking her dog by a lake was bitten by an 8-foot alligator but managed to escape. ...more

September 26, 2009

Four apartments were evacuated today when a car crashed into the Tanglewood Apartments at 5181 65th Way North in Lealman. ...more

July 5, 2009

The Pasco County sheriff's SWAT team has surrounded a home near Port Richey this afternoon and is trying to talk a man into coming outside, authorities said. ...more

May 9, 2009

Authorities say a Cape Coral man was injured after striking bullets with a hammer in his driveway. ...more

March 14, 2009

Tragedy nearly struck a group of actors in Bradenton when authorities say a loaded gun was accidentally used during a rehearsal. ...more

January 21, 2009

When Ernest Allen Jr. was killed outside his auto repair shop Monday, the community lost more than a trusted businessman. ...more

January 1, 2009

When Ernest Allen Jr. was killed outside his auto repair shop Monday, the Lakeland community lost more than a trusted businessman. Insiders in the city's jazz scene are mourning one of the area's most beloved musicians. ...more

December 31, 2008

Police are looking for the killer of a popular Lakeland resident whose body was found outside his auto body shop Monday night. ...more

December 31, 2008

Lakeland police are looking for the killer of a popular business owner whose body was found at his auto body shop late Monday night. ...more

December 30, 2008