An attempted burglary at a Polk County distributing company during the weekend is blamed for a spill of swimming pool chlorine that may have leaked up to 3,000 gallons of the chemical. ...more

August 11, 2008 |

In response to the letter "Credit Card Up Charge," I am a bit disappointed that there were no facts stated, only accusations, and that Mr. Thompson did not do his research before he decided to write his "letter of complaint" to the editor of this newspaper. ...more

August 6, 2008 |

Deputies arrested two Tampa men and charged them with stealing more than $250 worth of diesel fuel from a semitraileraround 10:30 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report. ...more

July 23, 2008 |

A grease truck collided with a sport utility vehicle at a city intersection off Interstate 275 this morning, with both vehicles flipping and at least one of them striking and killing a nearby bicyclist. ...more

July 18, 2008 |

Our nicely-equipped LX sedan with a 5-speed automatic — surprisingly, the automatic version is more economical than the 5-speed manual — stickers for $17,760. ...more

July 12, 2008 |

A tanker truck carrying used oil overturned on a rural stretch of road outside Dade City on Wednesday evening, spilling some of its cargo. ...more

July 10, 2008 |

DADE CITY - Emergency crews are working to contain oil spilling from an overturned tanker truck in a rural area outside Dade City. ...more

July 9, 2008 |

It might have been the setting for a "Jaws" movie. Six snorkelers wading in a row, cruising just below the surface while watching exotic fish dart beneath them. It was all very peaceful, until the mysterious whale shark appeared out of the deep blue. ...more

June 22, 2008 |

Have you heard about the Valrico gas station selling super cheap gas? Or the one in Oldsmar? ...more

June 21, 2008 |

Have you heard about the Valrico gas station selling super cheap gas? Or the one in Oldsmar? ...more

June 20, 2008 |