A Pinellas Park police officer was hit by a van as he directed traffic at U.S. 19 and Park Boulevard this morning, authorities said. ...more

July 17, 2008

Traffic is backed up on northbound Interstate 275 in unincorporated Pinellas County because of a vehicle fire on the Howard Frankland Bridge, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

July 16, 2008

A crash that dumped bags of stucco from a truck on Interstate 75 near Ellenton closed two northbound lanes, according to the Florida Highway Patrol, and the outside lane was still closed at 7 a.m. ...more

July 8, 2008

A single-vehicle accident on Interstate 275 in Pinellas County just before 5 a.m. today left the 35-year-old driver dead. ...more

June 15, 2008

CLEARWATER - A 77-year-old man whose Ford Escort crashed into a tractor-trailer last week has died, police said. ...more

June 11, 2008

A brilliant lightning strike that sent fire down the power lines fried a traffic signal at Powell Road and Broad Street on Tuesday afternoon and tied up traffic for more than two hours. ...more

June 11, 2008

The northbound Sunshine Skyway reopened this morning just in time for rush hour traffic. ...more

June 10, 2008

SEMINOLE HEIGHTS - Nebraska Avenue is closed in both directions as firefighters battle a three-alarm fire at the oldest hardware store in Tampa. ...more

June 8, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY - Raymond A. Neumann, the tanker truck driver critically injured when his rig plunged from a bridge and exploded on U.S. 301, died this afternoon at Tampa General Hospital, a family member said. ...more

June 7, 2008

Transportation officials and motorists got the news they'd been fearing Thursday: Interstate 75 in Manatee County will be a mess for a month and a half. ...more

June 6, 2008