A train struck a flatbed truck about 11 a.m. Tuesday, and the driver was treated at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa. Kim Jan Nagelhoute, 51, a driver for Helena Chemical Co., was attempting to pull across the railroad tracks and into the Dade City business's driveway when the crash occurred, said Sgt. Steve Gaskins, spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash caused 17 empty coal cars and two locomotives to derail. Willie Lee Brown, an engineer on the CSX train, was taken to Pasco Regional Medical Center in Dade City; his condition was not immediately available. Charges are pending against Nagelhoute. ...more

March 4, 2009

A 21-year-old St Petersburg woman argued with a Spirit Airlines flight crew member, punched a person in the nose and battered three law enforcement officers Monday, Tampa International Airport police say. ...more

March 3, 2009

A robbery suspect was in critical condition Saturday at a Tampa hospital after shooting himself during a chase with deputies, authorities said. ...more

February 28, 2009

Mourners arrive in droves to pay respects at officer's funeral. ...more

February 26, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol has identified the motorcyclist killed in a crash on Dale Mabry Highway Wednesday night. ...more

February 26, 2009

A bicyclist collided with a school bus about 3 p.m. today as it was turning into Gaither High School, school officials said. ...more

February 25, 2009

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has released a description of a suspect involved in a deadly beating in Tampa last week. ...more

February 25, 2009

An 8-year-old Dade City boy remains in critical condition this afternoon after the vehicle he was in crashed into a tractor-trailer on Old Lakeland Highway in Zephyrhills, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

February 23, 2009

A 26-year-old Tampa woman has been charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving an injury to a pedestrian. ...more

February 23, 2009

A 57-year-old man was charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing of a 52-year-old man during an argument Saturday, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

February 23, 2009