The Florida Highway Patrol arrested a 44-year-old investigator and researcher for the Pasco-Pinellas State Attorney's Office on charges of driving under the influence, possession of a controlled substance and trafficking hydrocodone on Sunday. ...more

December 28, 2009

An 18-year-old high school basketball player in Jacksonville has died after collapsing at halftime. Phillip Jackson played the entire second quarter, but none of the first, for Sandalwood High School on Monday. ...more

December 22, 2009

Todd Stepp remembers an unusual call for help his family-owned towing company received more than a decade ago. An 1,150-pound Tampa woman needed to get to a hospital, but there was no way she could fit in any ambulance. ...more

December 10, 2009

A publicist for singer Alexa Ray Joel, the daughter of pop star Billy Joel and supermodel Christie Brinkley, said she was hospitalized Saturday in Manhattan for an undisclosed condition. ...more

December 5, 2009

Her stethoscope already dangling from her neck in preparation for her shift, respiratory therapist Patricia Syraski was driving on busy Gulf to Bay Boulevard on Monday when a man walked in front of her in the pre-dawn darkness. Her Chevrolet Avalanche struck him. Syraski, 50, said she immediately maneuvered into the left turn lane, moving the truck gingerly to ensure she didn't roll over the man's body. When she pulled over, she looked behind her, and saw him 15 feet away on the ground. ...more

November 30, 2009

A Plant City Fire Rescue captain who violated protocol but may have saved a choking boy's life has been named the city's 2009 Firefighter of the Year. Fire Chief George Shiley said Capt. Stacy Stearns' honor was based on the nomination of his peers and a review committee's selection. ...more

November 30, 2009

A Boston woman has succeeded at one of the all-time great Thanksgiving Day juggling acts: She cooked the turkey while helping deliver her baby granddaughter. ...more

November 28, 2009

Traffic is moving slowly on Interstate 4 westbound in Tampa after a pickup plunged off the highway after a collision late this morning. ...more

November 24, 2009

A woman whose severe mental illness drove her to kill her 2-year-old son died last month at Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee. ...more

November 19, 2009

If the Plant Panthers defeat Chamberlain tonight to claim their fifth consecutive district championship, it clearly will be a time for celebration. For starting offensive lineman Mark Brannan, though, tonight's game marks a time for reflection. ...more

November 5, 2009