40-year-old woman was seriously injured after her sport utility vehicle overturned on the U.S. 92 ramp to Interstate 4, tossing her over a concrete railing onto the shoulder of the interstate. Gigi Laneda Bratcher of Tampa was taken to Tampa General Hospital, where she was listed in serious condition after the 12:43 a.m. wreck, the Florida Highway Patrol said this morning. ...more

April 3, 2009

A 48-year-old woman was killed while crossing U.S. 41 Wednesday night in Citrus County. The Florida Highway Patrol said Israel Martinez of Floral City was crossing the highway south of East Brook Lane about 9 p.m. when she was hit by a Toyota Camry driven by Lee Green, 60, of Floral City. Green and passenger Anna Green, 60, were not injured. ...more

April 2, 2009

There were several friends who commented somewhat favorable about last week's column regarding our country's financial state and what I surmised was causing the problem. One fellow found an error and wrote me an e-mail on the story about a couple who could not pronounce the name of the town they were in and asked the employee of a Burger King to pronounce the name of where they were very slowly Burrrrrr, gerrrrrr, Kiiiing. ...more

April 2, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - A 71-year-old woman and two dogs died in a house fire Wednesday in the Valencia Gardens community on Collier Parkway. ...more

April 1, 2009

A 76-year-old woman was visiting a Tampa home when a fire started and caused about $40,000 damage. About 12:03 p.m. today, firefighters came to a wood frame home at 1013 E. 14th Ave. and saw smoke coming from inside. Firefighters got the fire under control within 10 minutes. ...more

April 1, 2009

A 71-year-old woman and two dogs died in a house fire this morning in the Valencia Gardens community on Collier Parkway. ...more

April 1, 2009

Police briefs. ...more

March 30, 2009

A 23-year-old woman, with a 2-year-old in the back seat, was killed early Sunday morning on Placid Lakes Boulevard after she went off the road and hit a parked car head on, according to a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

March 30, 2009

A 23-year-old woman, with a 2-year-old in the back seat, was killed early Sunday morning on Placid Lakes Boulevard after she went off the road and hit a parked car head on, according to a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

March 29, 2009

The bug spray bandits are back. ...more

March 28, 2009