TAMPA - A 27-year-old man pulled over on a traffic stop had a suspended license — and an invalid prescription for the five Viagra pills police found in his car, according to an arrest affidavit. ...more

June 19, 2008

SEBRING — The Highlands County Sheriff's Office, along with other law enforcement agencies in the county and the state, will be warning and ticketing motorists who break the the Move Over Law. The week-long enforcement is scheduled for June 23 through June 29, Sheriff Susan Benton announced in a press release. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is coordinating it, and Florida Highway Patrol troopers also will be involved. ...more

June 19, 2008

SEFFNER - A man who refused to stop his vehicle for Florida Highway Patrol troopers early Tuesday morning fled on foot and was found hiding in a tree, according to an arrest affidavit. ...more

June 18, 2008

Driving along Interstate 75 is about to get safer. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Friday kicked off its "Guard Your Life -Drive Alert On I-75" safety campaign aimed at reducing deaths and crashes along that busy road. ...more

June 17, 2008

FDOT hopes to reduce head-on crashes. ...more

June 16, 2008

Hillsborough County's traffic division and Lake Forest residents are working together to reduce speeding in the neighborhood. ...more

June 14, 2008

Tony Santoro said he is at a loss over what to do about the fast traffic just outside the door of his Lutz home. ...more

June 14, 2008

Drive anywhere in the Tampa Bay area and there's a chance you'll see a bumper sticker appeal to "Just Be Nice." ...more

June 14, 2008

LAKE FOREST - Hillsborough County's traffic division and Lake Forest residents are working together to reduce speeding in the neighborhood. County staffers met last week with neighborhood residents to discuss solutions to the speeding problem on Lake Forest Drive. Traffic division director Mike McCarthy said people at the meeting voted to install a series of speed tables on Lake Forest Drive just north of Tall Tree Drive. ...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