A pedestrian was killed earlier this morning after being struck by a hit-and-run vehicle on State Road 39 north of McGee Road in Plant City, the Florida Highway Patrol reports. ...more

August 15, 2009

A Plant City man is free tonight after his arrest Monday on felony animal cruelty charges. He is accused of snaring a cat in a raccoon trap, spraying it with a hose and then submerging the feline, trap and all, in a barrel filled with water. ...more

September 2, 2008

PLANT CITY - A string of armed robberies, including the shooting of a migrant worker, led to a car chase that ended today with the arrests of five suspects. Two victims were struck in the head with a gun and one was shot in the thigh during an assault spree against more than six migrant workers, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. Two of the suspects were injured, including one who suffered a broken leg when officers crashed into the suspects' Jeep Grand Cherokee near 1316 Alsobrook St. ...more

November 6, 2007