Manatee County sheriff's deputies are investigating two armed robberies that occurred early this morning, one in Bradenton and one in Palmetto. In both incidents, the victims were injured. ...more

May 30, 2009

A mother and her two children managed to get out of their immobilized car just before it was hit by an Amtrak train Jan. 23. ...more

February 4, 2009

PLANT CITY A mother and her two children managed to get out of their immobilized car just before it was hit by an Amtrak passenger train today. ...more

January 23, 2009

Pinellas County sheriff's deputies have arrested a man they say used his car to ram a truck through the front window of an Oldsmar liquor store, crash into other vehicles in the parking lot and damage an adjacent building. ...more

January 21, 2009

A Avon Park man was pronounced dead at 9:32 a.m. Monday after a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on State Road 60, west of Lake Wales. James A. Wedemeier, 22, was driving in a 1990 Chevrolet Lumina when he crashed at 3:20 p.m. Friday, west of North Airport Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

August 26, 2008

A sculpture, an original stepping routine and speeches led a team of students to victory as the overall winner in the Summer Creative Contest. ...more

August 13, 2008

VOLUNTEER CREW ENFORCES ABUSE OF HANDICAP PARKING ...more

July 20, 2008

The 22-year-old driver of a car that crashed on Mariner Boulevard Monday, claiming the life of a young mother, remained in critical condition Thursday, a hospital spokeswoman said. ...more

June 12, 2008

It's one of the great Catch-22s of modern American life - if you want to get ahead, you need education, but how can the people who need it most afford the high cost of college? ...more

February 19, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - Sheriff's deputies shot and killed a man late Saturday after he reportedly pulled a gun and shot at them following a traffic stop. ...more

December 16, 2007