Commuters passing through the junction of Interstates 75 and 275 may have noticed something missing recently. The state Department of Transportation has been busy clearing acres of trees and other vegetation as it prepares to build two new off-ramps for traffic destined for State Road 56. ...more

November 16, 2009

Texting is unquestionably one of the most popular forms of communication in the 21st century. ...more

November 16, 2009

Commuters passing through the junction of Interstates 75 and 275 may have noticed something missing recently. ...more

November 15, 2009

The speed limit on Meadow Pointe Boulevard is going up. Pasco County commissioners Tuesday morning approved a plan to raise the speed limit for the two-lane road to 45 mph between State Road 54 and Sheringham Way and to 40 mph south to Beardsley Drive. ...more

November 4, 2009

Crashes on Interstate 275 northbound and Interstate 75 southbound have created significant traffic problems this morning. ...more

October 5, 2009

A sudden rain shower contributed to a pileup that involved dozens of vehicles on the Howard Frankland Bridge on Sunday afternoon. The Florida Highway Patrol worked 19 crashes involving 64 vehicles traveling in the southbound lanes of Interstate 275. ...more

September 28, 2009

Police early today charged the driver involved in a crash that injured an officer and two paramedics Monday night on U.S. 19 in Pinellas Park. Kevin Lee Chaney, 21, of 4927 39th Ave. N., Apt. 207, St. Petersburg, was arrested at 5:30 a.m. today and charged with driving under the influence, leaving the scene of a crash involving injury, driving with a suspended or revoked license, and reckless driving with property damage or injury. ...more

September 8, 2009

If you're going to be sipping cocktails tonight, make sure you have a designated driver. ...more

June 26, 2009

New Port Richey police officers and Pasco sheriff's deputies will be conducting a checkpoint to find drivers under the influence of alcohol. The checkpoint will be set up in the vicinity of Congress Street and Pine Hill Road from 8 to 10 p.m. Drivers will be randomly pulled over. ...more

June 25, 2009

Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies on Wednesday were warning drivers who were not wearing seat belts about an important change in the law at the end of the month. ...more

June 11, 2009