A man whose body was found March 1 in a ditch in Ruskin has been identified as 52-year-old Dale Strunk, Hillsborough County deputies say. Strunk had no obvious signs of trauma, though it's up to the medical examiner's office to determine an official cause of death, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. The cause of death is pending toxicology results. ...more

March 11, 2009

A body found Sunday evening in Ruskin had no obvious signs of trauma, though it's up to the medical examiner's office to determine an official cause of death, Hillsborough County sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. ...more

March 2, 2009

A Bradenton woman was charged with felony burglary after she repeatedly broke into a home in her neighborhood to use the clothes washer and dryer in a vacant home, according to an arrest report. ...more

February 24, 2009

MANATEE COUNTY – A Bradenton man was arrested Tuesday after chasing three juveniles in a car and displaying a firearm on school grounds, according to a Manatee Sheriff's report. ...more

November 5, 2008

A Winter Haven woman is accused of killing her mother. Police arrested Latesha Brokenshire on Wednesday afternoon. Officers responded to a home on Ninth Street Northwest in Winter Haven just after 8 a.m. Wednesday. Inside the home, they found the body of 59-year-old Bonnie Hart. Detectives have not said how she died but said physical evidence inside the home led them to believe it was a homicide. ...more

September 25, 2008

South Hillsborough motorists will find their daily commutes disrupted when several daytime lane closures take effect this month. ...more

August 13, 2008

South Hillsborough motorists will find their daily commutes disrupted when several daytime lane closures take effect this month. The first roads to be affected were Fifth Avenue Southeast — between Fifth Street Southeast and Seventh Street Southeast — and Fourth Street Northwest — between Second Avenue Northwest and Inlet Road — in Ruskin. ...more

August 11, 2008

Authorities say a 76-year-old retired nurse -- whom neighbors described as frail, petite and charitable -- was killed during a burglary or robbery. ...more

May 22, 2008

As far as county planners are concerned, there is no doubt Valrico will have a community plan, a guideline for development and growth. ...more

February 13, 2008

A 7-month-old girl is in critical condition after being ejected from an unsecured car seat during a crash Wednesday night in Winter Haven. ...more

February 7, 2008