"American Wife," by Curtis Sittenfeld (Random House, $26) ...more

November 23, 2008

When a Hillsborough County sheriff's sergeant tried to pull over a 1994 Isuzu driven by Duane Linscott in east Tampa Sunday night, mayhem ensued. ...more

November 10, 2008

A car occupied by two men fleeing Pinellas deputies crashed into a St. Petersburg police cruiser on patrol Thursday night, authorities said. Deputies saw Rashaad Phillips, of 3746 12th Ave. S., driving a Monte Carlo recklessly in St. Petersburg about 11:30 p.m., according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

November 6, 2008

A three-vehicle crash snarled traffic on State Road 52 for an hour this afternoon. ...more

November 2, 2008

Authorities say two men have died in a collision when a car slammed into an Orlando city bus. ...more

October 26, 2008

Six men in a van were killed when a tractor-trailer loaded with sand hit their vehicle Monday in south-central Florida. ...more

September 29, 2008

A St. Petersburg man with a history of traffic violations plunged 35 feet into a ravine while trying to elude authorities early this morning, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

September 26, 2008

A 51-year-old intoxicated woman drove through a fence and onto an airport runway, authorities said. ...more

September 23, 2008

A 51-year-old intoxicated woman apparently got confused about the abilities of her car and wound up driving it through a fence and onto an airport runway, authorities said. ...more

September 22, 2008

Highlands County hourly workers who are put on standby, to be ready to come in after normal hours in case of an emergency, will now get two hours of pay for each day they are on standby. ...more

September 17, 2008