The stunning climax, certainly not the "foregone conclusion" Big Brown trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. envisioned, was already buried in jockey Kent Desormeaux's rearview mirror as he sat numbly in the jocks room early Saturday evening talking to his fellow riders. ...more

June 8, 2008

BRADENTON — A former firefighter who was acquitted in 2004 on charges of leaving the scene of a fatal crash was arrested Saturday in a hit-and-run crash that authorities say is alcohol-related. ...more

June 1, 2008

LAKE ALFRED Polk County police are investigating the drowning death of a 5-year-old girl which occurred Saturday evening. ...more

May 31, 2008

Teen drives on bike trail. ...more

May 27, 2008

Racing led to an April 27 wreck on River Road that seriously injured a woman, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

May 12, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A house at 4437 17th Ave. S. caught fire Saturday evening, suffering extensive damage. The fire originated from the front bedroom of the single family residence. ...more

February 23, 2008

TAMPA - Responding to a complaint from a resident, trapper Julie Harder removed a 6-foot-long alligator from a man-made pond at the Tuscany Bay apartment complex Saturday evening. ...more

February 23, 2008

It was a great turnout Saturday evening for Joanne Schoch's birthday party, held at the Humane Society of the Nature Coast. She, along with six other kind-hearted folks ranging in age from 10 to - well, way more than 10 - stayed another night with their "pen pals." ...more

February 19, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A 6-year-old Tampa girl is on life-support at All Children's Hospital after she fell into a swimming pool Sunday evening, police say. ...more

February 11, 2008

AVON PARK — A man was arrested late Saturday afternoon after he was accused of smashing his car into a house and then taking off, according to an official with the Avon Park Police Department. Roberto Jimenez, of Plant City, was charged with DUI, leaving the scene of an accident and driving without a valid driver's license in connection with the Saturday evening accident at 2601 Woodruff Heights, said police Sgt. Sally Vega. All three charges are misdemeanors. Jimenez was being held at Highlands County Jail in lieu of a $2,250 bond Sunday. According to Vega and other witnesses, a red Plymouth Breeze with Ohio license plates backed through the wall of the house at around 4:18 p.m. Saturday. Vega said that car was driven by Jimenez, who was visiting a neighbor when he hit the house. The home, owned by Reina V. Rodriguez and Angel L. Maldonado according to Highlands County Property Appraiser records, was unoccupied at the time of the accident, and no injuries were reported. ...more

February 11, 2008