A trailer carrying children in a Christmas parade struck and killed a 10-year-old girl who had jumped out of a pickup truck driving among the floats Saturday, police said. ...more

December 7, 2008

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities in southwest Florida say an intoxicated man had his 9-year-old son take him on a beer run. ...more

December 3, 2008

The name says it all: mailbox baseball -- smashing mailboxes with a baseball bat or, occasionally, a golf club. ...more

November 28, 2008

Troopers have identified a man killed while trying to cross a busy Interstate 4 near Interstate 75 Wednesday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

November 27, 2008

In the past fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, complaint calls handled by Highlands County Animal Control grew by 21 percent over the previous year, shooting up to 7,730. ...more

November 24, 2008

A 39-year-old Zephyrhills man died Thursday night after his motorcycle crashed into a pickup truck on State Road 54 near Evans Street in Zephyrhills, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Michael L. Herron, of Zephyrhills, died at the scene, troopers say. This is what happened about 5:45 p.m., according to the highway patrol: A 1998 Dodge pickup truck driven by Michael J. Deveau was stopped and waiting to turn left on to S.R. 54 from the entrance of A Car Lot, 36911 S.R. 54. Herron was going east on S.R. 54 and approaching Evans Street when Deveau turned into the path of Herron's 1999 Honda motorcycle. ...more

November 21, 2008

A 39-year-old Zephyrhills man died Thursday night after his motorcycle crashed into a pickup truck on State Road 54 near Evans Street in Zephyrhills, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

November 20, 2008

The Polk County Sheriff's Office this afternoon reported that a missing 58-year-old woman whose family says often becomes confused has been found. ...more

November 16, 2008

A 2-year-old girl was seriously hurt Wednesday when she fell out of the bed of a pickup truck her father was driving and the vehicle backed into her, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

November 12, 2008

When Lance Durrance died, half of the mourners couldn't fit into the Lake Placid Presbyterian Church. ...more

November 8, 2008