The frantic owner of a 200-pound chimpanzee that went berserk in Connecticut pleaded with police over the phone to help her stop the animal from mauling her friend, begging them to "Hurry, please! He ripped her face off." ...more

February 18, 2009

A 75-year-old Spring Hill man was killed in a three-car collision Monday morning on County Line Road, east of Runyon Drive. ...more

February 18, 2009

A woman is in critical condition after she was struck by a Jeep Laredo. ...more

February 17, 2009

A 35-year-old Spring Hill woman is in critical condition after she was struck by a Jeep Laredo as she walked on the shoulder of Amero Lane. ...more

February 17, 2009

A highly trained 200-pound chimpanzee who once starred in TV commercials for Old Navy and Coca-Cola was shot dead by police after a violent rampage that left a friend of its owner badly mauled. ...more

February 17, 2009

Florida Highway Patrol troopers continue to investigate a fatal crash this morning involving three vehicles, including a semi-truck. ...more

February 16, 2009

A 75-year-old Spring Hill man was killed in a three-car collision Monday morning on County Line Road, east of Runyon Drive ...more

February 16, 2009

A man was killed and a woman critically injured when they tried to cross US 19 last night in Port Richey, according to Port Richey police chief David Brown. ...more

February 14, 2009

The driver in a Winter Haven hit-and-run crash that left a motorcyclist critically injured on Monday was identified and arrested today, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

February 12, 2009

A 55-year-old man died early Sunday morning after he struck a car while driving his motorcycle the wrong direction on Little Road in Pasco County late Saturday night. The Florida Highway Patrol said Thomas McCormick of New Port Richey was driving his 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle south in the northbound lane of Little Road near Bourbon Street and collided head-on with a 1996 Chevrolet about 11:10 p.m. Saturday. ...more

February 10, 2009