Todd Stepp remembers an unusual call for help his family-owned towing company received more than a decade ago. ...more

December 13, 2009

Todd Stepp remembers an unusual call for help his family-owned towing company received more than a decade ago. An 1,150-pound Tampa woman needed to get to a hospital, but there was no way she could fit in any ambulance. ...more

December 10, 2009

How much information should someone have before pulling the trigger? The question could prove crucial for appellate judges in deciding whether to hear a challenge filed in a local "Stand Your Ground" case. ...more

November 7, 2009

The owner of Macklin Towing & Recovery in Avon Park said he is losing money because of incompetent city and county employees. ...more

March 26, 2009

Jeremy Graves is ready to dent some metal. By day, he loads twisted vehicles onto the tow truck he drives for Stepp's Towing Service. ...more

February 21, 2009

Six Hudson High students who plan a summer trip to San Diego are determined to drive cross country in the most fuel-efficient manner they can muster. ...more

January 7, 2009

James Conroy tipped over about four portable toilets at a construction site, trying to catch a man he thought had hidden in one after breaking into a truck. Conroy's hunch was right. ...more

September 2, 2008

Two St. Petersburg police officers allowed their personal feelings about the fatal shooting of Javon Dawson influence their decision June 17 to tow away a parked truck that displayed posters of the teen, authorities said. ...more

August 21, 2008

After suspending its use for five years, the St. Petersburg Police Department today resumes enforcing a city ordinance that allows officers to impound any vehicle used to transport drugs, conduct a drug deal or arrange a meeting with a prostitute. ...more

July 21, 2008

FHP finds car that hit a motorcyclist last week. ...more

June 24, 2008