Two men broke into the All About Puppies store on North Dale Mabry Highway on Tuesday, police say, and stole two puppies - a brown and black English bulldog and a black Puggle, a Pug/beagle hybrid. ...more

December 8, 2008

A Plant City teen was killed and three others injured in a collision early Sunday when one car ran a stop sign and slammed into another car in the intersection of Rogers Road and U.S. 92. The Florida Highway Patrol said Juan Sanchez, 18, died at the scene of the accident that occurred about 12:25 a.m. ...more

December 7, 2008

Five people were injured in a collision between a Polk County Transit Services bus and a van in Lake Alfred. Four of the injured were passengers on the bus. The other injured person was the driver of the van. All have been taken to a hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening, said Heather Smith, spokeswoman for the Polk County Public Safety department. ...more

December 1, 2008

Police have arrested the driver of a car they say was going east in the westbound lanes of Tampa Bay Boulevard and crashed head-on into another vehicle, injuring four people. James Darron Snead, 43, of 1311 U.S. 92, Lot 69, Auburndale, remained in the Orient Road Jail this morning. Bail was set at $8,000. ...more

November 24, 2008

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November 16, 2008

Tyler Tisdale saved the day for Northeast High on Friday night. As time expired, Tisdale intercepted Jaquez Jenkins' pass at the Vikings 2-yard line as Northeast kept its playoff hopes alive with a 31-28 victory against Lakewood. ...more

November 1, 2008

Readers at TBO.com responded strongly to news that the local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans put up a 30-by-60-foot Confederate flag at the Interstate 75 bridge over U.S. 92. The flag was raised Oct. 12 and is even larger than the one raised there last summer, sparking widespread controversy and national attention. The flag is the centerpiece of a 1.9-acre memorial park. To see a picture of the flag, read related stories or add your views, go to Brandon.tbo.com, keyword "Confederate Flag." Below is a sampling of reader views. ...more

October 22, 2008

Readers at TBO.com responded strongly to news that the local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans put up a 30-by-60-foot Confederate flag at the Interstate 75 bridge over U.S. 92. The flag was raised Oct. 12 and is larger than the one raised there last summer, sparking controversy and national attention. The flag is the centerpiece of a 1.9-acre memorial park. To see a picture of the flag, read related stories or add your views, go to Brandon.tbo.com, keyword "Confederate Flag." Below are some reader views. ...more

October 22, 2008

A new, larger Confederate flag flying at the junction of Interstates 4 and 75 will be like "lipstick on a pretty woman," attracting more attention to a memorial park at the flag's base, the owner of the property said today. ...more

October 13, 2008

A crowd cheered as a even larger Confederate flag was hoisted above Interstates 4 and 75 on Sunday. ...more

October 13, 2008