Antilock brakes could help motorcycle riders avoid fatal crashes, according to a study by the insurance industry. ...more

October 22, 2008

A developer of a proposed borrow pit on Lutz-Lake Fern Road didn't get what he wanted the first time around, so he's taking another shot. ...more

October 15, 2008

A developer of a proposed borrow pit on Lutz-Lake Fern Road didn't get what he wanted the first time around, so he's taking another shot. ...more

October 15, 2008

Cars and trucks loaded with suitcases, mattresses and passengers cradling baskets stuffed with clothes lined up at checkpoints Monday to flee Mosul, a day after the 10th killing of an Iraqi Christian in the northern city so far this month. ...more

October 14, 2008

If you would like to have an honest, trustworthy and expert master mechanic work on your vehicles, you cannot find any better than Tom, owner of Tech Automotive located at the end of a short driveway off U.S. 27 behind Banyan Plaza near Sparta Road. The day a friend recommended Tech Automotive to me was my lucky day. If you don't know anything about cars or trucks, Tom knows everything there is to know. If you do know a lot about them, you will enjoy talking with him while he analyzes your vehicle's problem and clearly explains to you what needs to be done. Unlike most places, he won't tell you that you must have this or that replaced if it can be fixed. His premises aren't fancy, but his prices are the lowest in the county. ...more

October 9, 2008

So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you the power to do something about it. ...more

October 7, 2008

Todd Bodine figured on the last lap he'd simply push Kyle Busch to the finish line, one Toyota driver helping another. ...more

October 5, 2008

Vincent Moore entered a parking lot enclosed by a locked chain-link fence and barbed wire, got in a vehicle and stole several bottles of water, police say. ...more

September 22, 2008

Two local Red Cross volunteers are on their way to Texas to help with Hurricane Ike relief efforts. ...more

September 18, 2008

Two local Red Cross volunteers are on their way to Texas to help with Hurricane Ike relief efforts. Lynn Skyrms and Kel Bartley just returned from Florida's east coast, where they had been assisting victims of Hurricane Fay. They left again this morning in a Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle to deliver hot meals, water and cleaning supplies to neighborhoods devastated by Ike. ...more

September 17, 2008