Witness: 'You could tell from a hundred yards away she was drunk.' ...more

July 15, 2008

Walter Larry Bivens was driving his 1993 Buick sedan late last night without his headlights on, police say. When approaching Bivens, stopped near 32nd St. N and 29th Ave. the officer noticed a strong smell wafting out of the Buick. ...more

July 12, 2008

DAVENPORT - A pedestrian killed in a Polk County hit-and-run crash Wednesday has been identified, Polk County authorities said. ...more

July 3, 2008

A Polk County sheriff's deputy was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence after he was found passed out behind the wheel of his personal vehicle early this morning, the sheriff's office said. ...more

June 15, 2008

Whether to teach science of evolution or the conjecture of creationism in schools seems to be uppermost in the minds of our school administrators. Both theories have their good points and bad points. Both require some bit of imagination and faith. The findings of fact and development of theories have brought science and religion to very conflicting points of view. ...more

February 7, 2008

TAMPA - Two men used a pry bar to steal 122 quarters and a nickel from a vending machine this morning, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

January 7, 2008

A few weeks ago, less than 12 hours after the Bucs clinched the NFC South and a playoff berth, the guard in the booth at One Buc Place saw solitary headlights approach. It was 3:30 a.m. He did not call for backup. ...more

December 29, 2007

The battle is finally over. After almost two years of meetings and county commission hearings, the county commission awarded residents of Waterchase $60,000 to put up a landscape barrier to shield their homes from the newly expanded Race Track Road. ...more

December 12, 2007

Authorities say a Plant City man drove a stolen car into a pond Thursday night after leading deputies on a high-speed chase and through several backyards. ...more

December 1, 2007

Authorities say a Plant City man drove a stolen car into a pond Thursday night after leading deputies on a high-speed chase that cut through several backyards. ...more

November 30, 2007