The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid. ...more

March 10, 2010

Tampa General Hospital could have used an air traffic control tower, as Aeromed helicopters landed with patients from the Highlands County tour bus crash. A total of seven choppers arrived with victims of that crash. Three came directly from the scene; the others picked up patients from other hospitals, where victims had been stabilized by medical staff. ...more

February 22, 2010

A local fire union voted unanimously Tuesday to discontinue its association with a Tampa-area telemarketing company, which had previously helped with the group's fundraising. ...more

February 19, 2010

Two flights of medical evacuees with a total of 35 injured Haitians landed in Tampa this week. As of this morning, the state Division of Emergency Management did not have a medical evacuation flight scheduled today for Tampa, spokesman Mike Stone said. ...more

January 28, 2010

As the first Haitian evacuees continued to receive medical treatment at local hospitals Wednesday, more arrived at Tampa International Airport. ...more

January 28, 2010

As the first Haitian evacuees continued to receive medical treatment at local hospitals Wednesday, even more arrived at Tampa International Airport tonight. A military C-130 carrying 22 injured Haitians -- 10 of which are children -- landed at the airport about 9:30 p.m. That comes one day after 15 evacuees were flown to Tampa for treatment. ...more

January 27, 2010

After years of delays, a multimillion-dollar project linking Interstate 4 to the Selmon Crosstown Expressway is poised to break ground in the next few months. ...more

January 3, 2010

Will Carey spends some of his time collecting deli sandwiches by the hundreds from stores willing to hand them over for charity. ...more

December 13, 2009

Commuters passing through the junction of Interstates 75 and 275 may have noticed something missing recently. The state Department of Transportation has been busy clearing acres of trees and other vegetation as it prepares to build two new off-ramps for traffic destined for State Road 56. ...more

November 16, 2009

Commuters passing through the junction of Interstates 75 and 275 may have noticed something missing recently. ...more

November 15, 2009