Lemon Street is on the fast-track for a facelift. Tuesday night, city commissioners learned of plans to redesign Lemon Street in the city's downtown Community Redevelopment District as four distinct parcels. ...more

November 21, 2009

A pair of suicide car bombings today devastated the heart of Iraq's capital, killing at least 147 people in the country's deadliest attack in more than two years. The bombs targeted two government buildings and called into question Iraq's ability to protect its people as U.S. forces withdraw. ...more

October 25, 2009

Sebring Police Department K-9 Officer Bret Hinkle is still not back on duty after being involved in a two-vehicle traffic accident Saturday evening. ...more

June 10, 2009

Next weekend more than 7,000 spectators are expected to flock into downtown Palm Harbor for TNT Events' second Spring Arts and Crafts Show. Inverness-based TNT Events will present the arts and crafts show along Florida Avenue between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. next Saturday and Sunday, March 21 and 22. The street will be closed to vehicle traffic during the event. ...more

March 14, 2009

Because so many people are walking around in Ybor City tonight, Tampa Police are shutting down 7th Avenue to vehicle traffic. ...more

January 31, 2009

Local officials have entered into talks with Florida Department of Transportation staff in hopes of the city being able to assume control over East Tarpon Avenue. ...more

December 20, 2008

TAMPA -- Hoping to find ways of saving the bridge and spread word of their cause, Tampa Bay's Friends of the Friendship Trail & Bridge will meet Thursday. "We will review the past, present and future of the bridge," said community activist Neil Cosentino. "Little people can do big things." ...more

December 17, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Kicking off the holiday weekend with a kick tonight? Beginning at 8 p.m. the Florida Highway Patrol will be hosting a DUI checkpoint on U.S. 41 south of Hale Road. Troopers will be working with officers from various agencies to combat driving under the influence and other traffic violators. ...more

May 23, 2008

A local seasonal treat, Church Street Christmas, is back, starting tonight. ...more

December 21, 2007

SEBRING — Every day, Paul Travers can look outside his window and see a long line of semi-trucks lined up at the red light located to the north of the UPS store where he works. "It seems like the commercial vehicle traffic has really increased over the last few weeks," said Travers. "It has to be more dangerous. With the amount of red lights that are on (U.S. 27), I would definitely say that there could be problems." With this in mind, the Florida Highway Patrol's "Operation Safe Ride," a two-day campaign that took place last weekend, focused on reducing deaths and injuries on Florida roadways where hazardous traffic violations by drivers of commercial vehicles are prevalent. ...more

November 3, 2007