Bradley Thomas was an athletic man who loved the outdoors, but that all changed when the infantry soldier's tank was struck by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Doctors say the explosion left the 23-year-old semi-comatose, so the Texas man was brought to Tampa's James A. Haley V.A. Hospital for treatment. ...more

March 11, 2009

A local man remained in the Highlands County Jail Friday on an $8,500 bond after being arrested Wednesday evening for allegedly fleeing the scene following a traffic stop. ...more

October 31, 2008

Trevor Wyatt cannot speak, but there is happiness in his grin. The 6-year-old plops a hand on his dog's blond fur, stroking it from his wheelchair as he rolls past rows of houses on a balmy summer afternoon. ...more

August 27, 2008

Three Polk County deputies saw strange things afoot at a Lakeland elementary school this morning, and Deputy Nathaniel Weinreich was nearly struck by a Ford Explorer while trying to catch some possible burglars, Polk deputies say. ...more

August 20, 2008

PLANT CITY - Michael Joseph Lizzi rammed a Hillsborough County sergeant's patrol car with his Chevrolet Monte Carlo this morning and tried running over two Florida Highway Patrol troopers, authorities say. ...more

December 30, 2007