A van full of cheerleaders flipped on southbound Interstate 275 just before 1 p.m. today and at least 13 teenagers, mostly girls, and an adult driver were taken to area hospitals. ...more

November 22, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An accident-plagued stretch of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge saw its first fatality today when the driver of a speeding big rig lost control and the truck plummeted 200 feet from the span, authorities said. ...more

November 9, 2009

A 2-year-old Citrus County boy died this morning when he went outside his home to retrieve a toy and was run over by his mother as she was backing her car out of the driveway. ...more

October 8, 2009

Two suspects in a string of Manatee County burglaries have been detained, but two others remain on the loose following a high-speed chase today, troopers say. ...more

October 6, 2009

Joshua Lee Altersberger's case continues through the Polk County court system almost three months after he was formally sentenced to die and will next be back before Judge J. Michael Hunter on Dec. 12. ...more

October 2, 2009

The sentencing date for Joshua Altersberger is June 15 at 10 a.m. ...more

May 22, 2009

Attorneys on both sides will return to Judge J. Michael Hunter's courtroom May 22 for the conclusion of the Spencer hearing for Joshua Lee Altersberger. ...more

May 9, 2009

A Polk County jury, on a 9-3 majority, recommended the death penalty for Joshua Lee Altersberger. ...more

April 2, 2009

A psychological evaluation of Joshua Lee Altersberger was the testimony provided by expert witnesses in the beginning of the third day of his penalty trial. ...more

April 1, 2009

"Ten twenty-four, I've been shot. Ten twenty-four, I've been shot." The call was the second one Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Edward Finneran said he heard from Sgt. Nicholas Sottile on the afternoon of Jan. 12, 2007. ...more

March 30, 2009