SEBRING - One of the victims of a two-vehicle crash near the Raceway gas station south of Sebring died Sunday at Tampa General Hospital, a Florida Highway Patrol press release stated. Harland Hoeft, 92, died at 4:45 a.m. Sunday, more than a day after he pulled his 1998 Oldsmobile off of Orange Boulevard and into the path of a northbound 2002 Chevrolet. ...more

July 20, 2008

FORT LAUDERDALE (AP) – More than 58,000 Broward County residents whose trees were cut down by the state to fight citrus canker want a new trial on damages. Homeowner attorney Robert Gilbert said in a motion filed Monday that the May 6 jury award of $11.5 million did not equal full compensation. The motion said state lawyers were allowed to present improper evidence and make arguments that unfairly influenced jurors to award less money. Gilbert said that amounted to a miscarriage of justice. ...more

May 19, 2008

The Polk County's Emergency Management Division has released its map showing evacuation shelter locations for the hurricane season that will start June 1. ...more

April 16, 2008

Hillsborough County deputies arrested a Dover couple on Monday after they were caught stealing railroad braces from tracks near Miller and Washington roads in Valrico, according to arrest reports. ...more

January 22, 2008

La combinación letal de neblina y humo fue la causante de un accidente de 70 autos y cuatro muertes en la Interestal 4 en el condado de Polk. ...more

January 9, 2008

BRADENTON - A man was killed early Sunday in a fire at a storage shed behind a home, a Cedar Hammock Fire & Rescue battalion chief said. ...more

December 3, 2007

Coach Bobby Bowden wants fans to wear garnet, particularly garnet TRUE Pride T-shirts, to Saturday's game against Miami. ...more

October 16, 2007

A two-alarm fire in a building at 3080 N. Washington Blvd. has shut down U.S. 301 in both directions between Myrtle Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Sarasota. ...more

October 12, 2007

As a Marine, Mike Perez saw action in both Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield but no matter where his duties to his country took him, Mike Perez always had the Bucs to remind him of home. ...more

October 8, 2007

SEBRING – Bealls Outlet in Sebring has received an an interior makeover. "It was getting a bit dated and dark to shop in," said Bill Webster, director of sales promotion for Bealls. The makeover included installing lighting, new floors, creating wider aisles and coming up a new color scheme. Webster said store officials had been interested in changing the colors that included teal, purple and mauve for a long time. Beallshas incorporated its logo colors of red, orange and white inside its stores. ...more

September 9, 2007