Anyone wanting to watch Criss Angel's escape from the implosion of the Spyglass Hotel, 215 S. Gulfview Blvd., can gather in safety zones set up north and south of the property. ...more

July 29, 2008

Criss Angel's stay at a Clearwater beachfront hotel will be short as the master illusionist and escape artist is planning to get out of the hotel before it is blown to bits in what he says is his last escape attempt. The stunt will be broadcast live on A&E's "Criss Angel Mindfreak" show at 10 p.m. Wednesday. Spectator areas will be set up for those wanting to catch the event in person. ...more

July 28, 2008

A two-lane road near Boyette Farms will be down to one for a few weeks starting Wednesday. A short stretch of Balm-Riverview Road will undergo drainage improvements until Aug. 13. ...more

July 24, 2008

Havoc resulted in Palmetto Monday afternoon when a man stripped off his clothes in front of a woman using a public restroom in a downtown store, and when a manager confronted him, the man strolled naked into the street and caused a traffic accident. ...more

July 1, 2008

A 28-year-old Bartow man was killed in a car wreck on U.S. 98 in Polk County early this morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

July 1, 2008

The lights and cameras have been in place for two months, and there's still plenty of action for them to record at U.S. 19 and Ridge Road. ...more

June 9, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY - Raymond A. Neumann, the tanker truck driver critically injured when his rig plunged from a bridge and exploded on U.S. 301, died this afternoon at Tampa General Hospital, a family member said. ...more

June 7, 2008

PORT RICHEY - The lights and cameras have been in place for two months, and there's still plenty of action at U.S. 19 and Ridge Road for them to record in the way of drivers who run red lights. But now that violators are getting slapped with fines, the Port Richey Police Department is hoping word will spread and one of most dangerous intersections in Pasco County will get a little less so. "The whole idea of this program is deterrence," Officer John Schwarz, who is the system's local point man, said. ...more

June 6, 2008

Crews from the Florida Department of Transportation on Thursday night began demolishing the charred sections of the Interstate 75 overpass damaged in Wednesday's tractor-trailer fire. ...more

June 5, 2008

Austin Smith removed a piece of glass from his back Monday night, almost a month after he was thrown through the windshield of a convertible in a horrific crash. ...more

May 10, 2008