A 32-year-old man died tonight after his bicycle was hit by a van in Hudson, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Rocky L. Payton, of Hudson, died at the scene of the crash, which happened about 6:20 p.m. on Bolton Avenue near Omaha Street, troopers say. ...more

November 11, 2008

The driver of a 2006 Ford truck is in critical condition and his passenger is in serious condition after a crash Friday afternoon on U.S. 17 south of Fort Meade in Polk County, troopers say. ...more

November 7, 2008

A Lakeland man died in a crash about 3:30 p.m. today on Rockridge Road near U.S. 98 in Polk County. ...more

November 7, 2008

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is investigating whether alcohol was a factor in a three-car crash that killed one man in Seminole late Thursday night. ...more

November 7, 2008

Sebring police continue their search for the shooter or shooters who fired upon officers Oct. 3 at Orange Blossom Avenue and First Street in the Highlands Home subdivision. ...more

November 1, 2008

A 25-year-old St. Petersburg woman died this morning in a high-speed crash in Ruskin, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

October 31, 2008

Motorists can't see them as they drive along alternate U.S. 19, but bicycle riders, joggers and others who use the Pinellas Trail near the Dunn Water Reclamation plant can certainly smell the 2,000 free tail bats that have taken up residence in a tunnel under the roadway. ...more

October 27, 2008

Two tall, gray sandhill cranes serve as the greeting committee at the entrance to Lake Dan Preserve, flanked on the west and north by Pinellas and Pasco counties. ...more

October 18, 2008

A Valrico man and a 17-year-old boy broke into several vehicles in Valrico this morning, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

October 17, 2008

An Elmo doll, a Spider-Man blanket and a bouquet of fake flowers tied to a tree with fishing line are memorials to the brief life of 2-year-old Eduardo Betanzo-Reyes. ...more

October 14, 2008