I have just finished reading a letter (Beware Socialized Care, Letters, March 9) regarding an opinion on our healthcare system in Canada, and I take offense. I am a Canadian, as is my husband, and we have had quality care by the Canadian health system for more than 60 years. Between us we have had an appendectomy, gall bladder surgery, achilles tendon repair, eye surgery, two knee replacements, bowel surgery with five days in intensive care, ankle surgery and numerous other ailments not requiring hospital care. All occasions were handled promptly and excellently. ...more

March 10, 2009

Volusia County officials say two teen girls were sunbathing when they were run over by a pickup truck on the beach. ...more

March 8, 2009

No charges will be filed against a motorist who struck a man in a wheelchair crossing North Dale Mabry Highway on Friday night. ...more

March 7, 2009

St. Petersburg police officer Stephen Mathews had the day off Monday, but when he heard radio transmissions of shots fired during a drug bust gone wrong, he decided he had to help. ...more

March 4, 2009

A 20-year-old University of South Florida student was struck on campus while riding a bicycle today, police said. ...more

February 25, 2009

Deputies shot and killed a suspected drug dealer Friday morning after he fired at SWAT team members, wounding one deputy. ...more

February 21, 2009

Deputies shot and killed a suspected drug dealer Friday morning after he fired at SWAT team members, wounding one deputy. ...more

February 21, 2009

Pasco County sheriff's deputies shot and killed a suspected drug dealer during a shootout this morning. ...more

February 20, 2009

Haines City police are looking for a man suspected of abducting an 11-year-old child this morning from the gated community of Southern Dunes. ...more

February 13, 2009

A school bus with students aboard was rear-ended by a pickup truck this morning. One person was transported to a local hospital from the scene, but it wasn't clear whether it was a bus passenger or someone from the pickup, according to preliminary information from Pasco County Fire Rescue dispatchers. It was thought the injury was minor. ...more

February 13, 2009