Carrollwood Village resident Alice Dicola uses the West Village Drive and Ehrlich Road intersection almost every day. There, she said she has noticed a dangerous pattern. ...more

May 31, 2008

A 47-year-old woman was struck by two cars and killed Friday night along U.S. 19, said the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

May 10, 2008

A 47-year-old woman was struck by two cars and killed Friday night along U.S. 19, said the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

May 10, 2008

Canadian authorities quarantined a train in northern Ontario on Friday after a woman died and several other people came down with an undetermined illness. ...more

May 10, 2008

A car plowed into a group of street-racing fans obscured by a cloud of tire smoke on a highway Saturday, killing eight people and scattering bodies in the early morning darkness. ...more

February 17, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A St. Petersburg man scuttled off on foot after striking two cars with his pickup Wednesday evening, critically injuring one man, and later was seen running away from his ex-wife's house, police say. ...more

February 14, 2008

In answer to Mr. Boyce about Republicans. It may come as a complete shock to Mr. Boyce that all politicians play that game, including Democrats. Let Mr. Boyce name one Democrat that hasn't flip-flopped when expedient to do so. It is something we have to live with. Let the buyer beware. Mr. Boyce states, "Republicans agree on continuing the war until we have victory." Is there something wrong with that? There is no proof that "The number of people living in poverty has grown during this administration." Most Americans have one or two cars and a couple of television sets. This is not "poverty." Jobs and factories began leaving this country during the Clinton Administration. Clinton was the one pushing Nafta. The only thing Democrats promise to do is to repeal tax breaks and to add considerable more taxes to already strained Americans. Democrats just can't wait to impose their "social programs" on the rest of us, and that means more and more new taxes. ...more

February 9, 2008

AVON PARK — It's like having every student raise his or her hand to answer a classroom problem. But answering algebra questions using instant responders is less chaotic and the teacher instantly knows what percentage of his class is understanding the concept being taught. Avon Park High math teacher Marc Davis said students using the technology knew immediately how they performed Tuesday morning on a mid-term Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) prep test. Similar to a television remote control, the instant responder allows students to answer true/false and yes/no questions, select answers from multiple choice or enter numeric answers. ...more

January 23, 2008

A three-vehicle crash with injuries has traffic tied up near East Fletcher Avenue and North 50th Street, according to the sheriff's office. ...more

January 14, 2008

During a murky, multilingual news conference held at noon in the front yard of a house across the street from the Lakeland Regional Medical Center, William McBride of Orlando introduced three men he said were injured in the crash on Interstate 4 on Wednesday. ...more

January 11, 2008