For Little League mom Kim Saylor, it was a godsend. Tampa Bay Rays officials and son Zac's hero, pitcher Scott Kazmir, were at the South Brandon Little League field Thursday to announce the ball club's charity foundation will help renovate it. ...more

June 20, 2008

The East-West toll road might have some life yet. In a last-ditch effort to salvage the decades-old project, Mayor Pam Iorio said Monday she will ask the state's toll road authority, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, to consider building the three-mile highway between New Tampa Boulevard and Interstate 275. ...more

June 17, 2008

Wednesday's fiery tanker truck explosion in Manatee County was keenly felt on a Spring Hill street 100 miles away. ...more

June 6, 2008

Wednesday's fiery tanker truck explosion in Manatee County was keenly felt on a Spring Hill street 100 miles away. ...more

June 5, 2008

SEBRING — Road improvements to U.S. 27, just north of the town line, will force drivers headed north from Lake June Road to first head south and make a U-turn. ...more

February 21, 2008

A spokeswoman for Tampa General Hospital has confirmed that Michael B. McCraken, 44, of Sebring, has died as a result of injuries he sustained after failing off a moving trailer on Tuesday, in the Tanglewood subdivision. ...more

February 15, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Work has begun on Sunlake Boulevard, a long-planned major north-south roadway between U.S. 41 and the Suncoast Parkway. ...more

February 15, 2008

SEBRING — A Sebring man was critically injured at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday when he fell from a moving trailer in the Tanglewood subdivision. ...more

February 13, 2008

It's a delicate balance our county and communities must make when determining whether to take cash or land as payment for impacts on growth in this area. Making sure we have adequate land for schools, recreation, government offices, fire departments, etc., is critical. So is the need for cash to pay for impacted infrastructure. ...more

December 20, 2007

The right eastbound lane of Adamo Drive will be closed between 26th and 34th streets from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily through Friday. ...more

October 22, 2007