Who knew prepaid gas cards could emerge as this year's hot holiday gift? That's possible, as a third of Americans in all income brackets plan to cut back their holiday spending, even Americans who make more than $100,000 a year, according to research by Nielsen Co. ...more

October 10, 2008

Mickey Bearden wasn't sure whether he had struck something while driving along St. Joe Road on Thursday evening, so he didn't bother to stop, a Florida Highway Patrol report says. ...more

October 4, 2008

Mickey Bearden wasn't sure whether or not he had struck something while driving along St. Joe Road on Thursday evening, so he didn't bother to stop, a Florida Highway Patrol report says. Unfortunately for pedestrian Michael Weiss, 41, of Dade City, Bearden, 24, had indeed hit something. Records said Weiss suffered serious injuries and taken to Tampa General Hospital after being hit by Bearden's 2009 two-door Toyota near 23rd Street. After leaving the scene, Bearden was arrested at a gas station near 21st Street, records said. He was charged with leaving the scene of a crash with injuries, but more charges are possible after toxicology tests are completed, the highway patrol said. ...more

October 3, 2008

An early-morning beer run became a trip to the county jail for Robert Perry this month. ...more

September 24, 2008

Say undercover cop solicited them. ...more

September 24, 2008

After 10 years of serving Spanish food from their rented gas station locale, Ramon and Maria Martinez needed to find a new location for their restaurant, El Nino. ...more

September 24, 2008

A 59-year-old man whose van ran out of gas was robbed at knifepoint by two men who offered to give him a ride to a gas station, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

September 24, 2008

He's only 11, but Jordan Ramus might be destined for greatness - or at least the December cover of Sports Illustrated Kids. ...more

September 20, 2008

The price of gas varied widely in Highlands County Sunday afternoon. Where you pulled over to fill the tank showed just how much effect Tropical Storm Ike and the oil companies had on your pocketbook. ...more

September 15, 2008

The price of gas varied widely in Highlands County Sunday afternoon. Where you pulled over to fill the tank showed just how much effect Tropical Storm Ike and the oil companies had on your pocketbook. The sign towering above the Citgo station at U.S. 98 and U.S. 27 listed unleaded gasoline for sale at almost $4.80 cents a gallon, while just a couple of miles away, the Citgo and Stop 'n Shop Food Stores, at U.S. 27 and Golfview Road, cost less than $3.70 a gallon. ...more

September 14, 2008