The giant Confederate flag at Interstates 4 and 75 will be replaced with a larger version. ...more

October 12, 2008

Linda Bollea was issued a speeding ticket today. Bollea, who is married to wrestler Hulk Hogan and is the mother of Nick Bollea, was driving her white Cadillac Escalade 71 mph in a 55-mph zone at 2:52 p.m., Pinellas County sheriff's spokesman Jim Bordner said. ...more

October 3, 2008

A woman who jumped from the center span of the Sunshine Skyway on Sunday afternoon was rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard boat and taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, authorities said. ...more

September 28, 2008

Highlands County hourly workers who are put on standby, to be ready to come in after normal hours in case of an emergency, will now get two hours of pay for each day they are on standby. ...more

September 17, 2008

Macy's says it will open a department store at the Shops at Wiregrass mall on Oct. 25. ...more

September 12, 2008

With Renaissance Academy's 5-year lease set to expire, head of school Janine Caffrey scouted about to find a new home for the private school that focuses on the fine arts. ...more

September 2, 2008

A tornado touched down in Lake Wales this evening, damaging four mobile homes and a bridge, Polk County public safety officials say. ...more

August 22, 2008

A 56-year-old woman was taken to the hospital tonight after her vehicle struck a guardrail on the Courtney Campbell Causeway then plunged into the water, Clearwater police said. ...more

July 23, 2008

A road that travels over the Little Manatee River will once again be out of commission for a few days. The County Road 579 bridge will be closed from 9 a.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Monday to repair the remaining damaged wooden supports. Concrete will be poured around those columns and allowed to cure. ...more

July 21, 2008

The County Road 579 bridge over the Little Manatee River opened to traffic Wednesday night. But the bridge, which is just north of the Hillsborough-Manatee county line, will need to be closed for short periods over the next few weeks to finish the repair work. ...more

July 17, 2008