A 23-year-old woman died in a hospital Saturday night from injuries she received in a single-car wreck early that morning on Interstate 75 in Sarasota County. ...more

December 14, 2008

TAMPA Investigators here are searching for a Virginia couple they say murdered a man earlier this week and may be hiding here. Deputies say Jason Betts and Mithrellas "Relli" Curtis fled from Smyth County, Va., after Betts broke into the man's house on Monday, stabbed him to death and seriously injured three others – two women and a man. ...more

December 12, 2008

Law enforcement officers chased down four suspects in a Fort Myers jewelry store robbery Thursday night, capturing the men after their getaway car nearly crashed into trees lining Interstate 75, the Florida Highway Patrol said. One of the men was later shot by a Lee County sheriff's deputy but was expected to recover. ...more

December 5, 2008

The Grand Boulevard-Trouble Creek Road intersection in New Port Richey has been reopened after a fatal motorcycle crash shut it down nearly two hours Tuesday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Gary Don Luker, 59, of Wesley Chapel, was riding a 2006 Harley-Davidson south on Grand Boulevard and approached Trouble Creek Road about 8:40 p.m. when a car that was traveling north on the road turned into the path of his motorcycle, troopers say. Luker died at the scene. The driver of the 1988 Nissan, James Patrick Enoch, 19, of New Port Richey, and a passenger was not hurt, the highway patrol said. The crash is under investigation. ...more

December 3, 2008

A 37-year-old man died Tuesday night when his motorcycle collided with a pickup on State Road 54 in Pasco County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

November 27, 2008

A 37-year-old man died Tuesday night when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck on State Road 54 in Pasco County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

November 25, 2008

Mary Stargel, the 14-year-old daughter of a state legislator and Polk County circuit judge, is in fair condition at Tampa General Hospital today after being admitted in critical condition Saturday night after a crash in Auburndale. ...more

November 24, 2008

A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured in a Saturday night crash in Polk County. ...more

November 23, 2008

A 26-year-old man was killed this morning after exchanging shots with another man in the parking lot of a strip club. ...more

November 1, 2008

A 61-year-old Tampa man died this morning when he was struck by a 2006 Nissan sport utility vehicle, troopers say. At 6:32 a.m., the Nissan was heading west in the turn lane on State Road 574 at Williams Road when it struck the pedestrian, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

October 27, 2008