New Port Richey police officers and Pasco sheriff's deputies will be conducting a checkpoint to find drivers under the influence of alcohol. The checkpoint will be set up in the vicinity of Congress Street and Pine Hill Road from 8 to 10 p.m. Drivers will be randomly pulled over. ...more

June 25, 2009

If a recent trend continues, the Lightning have an excellent opportunity to add a dynamic player with the second overall pick in Friday night's NHL draft. ...more

June 25, 2009

The man struck by a St. Petersburg Police squad car Friday night has been identified as Terry W. Barnes, 24, of New Haven, Conn., St. Petersburg police said this morning. ...more

June 15, 2009

Department of Health officials have confirmed it was elevated levels of chlorine in Lowry Park Zoo's splash fountains that caused skin irritations for a group of elementary school-age children Thursday, a zoo spokeswoman said Friday. ...more

June 13, 2009

A dispute over money led to a fatal stabbing Friday night and an arrest, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 6, 2009

Hernando Christian Academy seniors graduated Friday. ...more

May 23, 2009

Sports stars turned out on Friday night for the fourth annual "Dick Vitale Gala" at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota. ...more

May 15, 2009

An airman in Alaska has been sentenced to almost 10 years behind bars after being found guilty of trying to force his wife to miscarry by lacing her food with ulcer medication. ...more

May 3, 2009

A Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputy was honored 100 years after he was killed in the line of duty. ...more

May 2, 2009

The Braden River offense exploded for five runs in the second inning and a decisive eight more in the fifth on Friday night to run the Sebring baseball team off Firemen's Field with a 13-3 victory in the finals of the Class 4A-District 10 tournament. The Streaks hit the road for a regional quarterfinal match with the District 9 champion, either Bartow or Lake Wales, at 7 p.m. Wednesday. ...more

May 2, 2009