Beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, March 9, through March 12, the railroad crossing will be closed on Lake Isis Avenue between North Lake Avenue and North Central Avenue, Avon Park. There will be a detour posted. ...more

March 5, 2009

A man who drove around railroad crossing gates was killed when a train hit his sport utility vehicle late Wednesday night in Polk County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

January 29, 2009

Two road projects in the Sebring area, starting Friday, will lead to detours for about two weeks. ...more

December 17, 2008

On Causeway Boulevard, customer traffic has plunged at Florida Discount Transmissions and half the usual number of tables are occupied at the Seafood Palace. ...more

October 27, 2008

Businesses on Causeway Boulevard are struggling. Customer traffic has plunged at Florida Discount Transmissions and half the usual number of tables are occupied at the Seafood Palace. Small businesses on that three-mile stretch between U.S. 41 and U.S. 301 say the $42.6 million widening of the causeway, now entering its 10th month, is hurting business. Trucks, piles of dirt, dust and a parade of orange barrels is chasing away customers, they say. ...more

October 23, 2008

A Bradenton woman who ran a stop sign and struck a train Tuesday might be cited, the Florida Highway Patrol says. ...more

August 13, 2008

Two people were slightly injured when a freight train struck a wood chipper being pulled by a Department of Corrections truck, causing the truck to overturn, witnesses said. ...more

November 20, 2007