FHP: Drunk driver hits school bus, attacks troopers

SPRING HILL -- A woman who drove her van under a school bus kicked, bit and head-butted troopers when they arrested her on a DUI charge, Florida Highway Patrol troopers report.

Job hunt falters for Hernando schools chief

BROOKSVILLE -- Hernando schools superintendent Wayne Alexander was eliminated from consideration Tuesday night in his bid to lead the Framingham (Mass.) Public Schools, according to the MetroWest Daily News.

Portion of Ashley closed due to water main break

TAMPA -- City officials are closing down northbound Ashley Drive between E. Whiting Street and Kennedy Boulevard until Friday to allow workers to repair a broken four-inch water main, according to the Tampa Downtown Partnership.

Fireworks at Vinoy part of organization meeting

ST. PETERSBURG -- The fireworks display near the Renaissance Vinoy Resort tonight are part of an organization's meeting at the hotel.

Florida election chief questions how Johnson spent money

TAMPA -- Florida's top election official said today the state may investigate how Hillsborough's former supervisor of elections spent more than $2-million in federal grant money if ongoing audits don't come up with the answer.

Hernando armed robbery trial under way

BROOKSVILLE –- The prosecution finished its case Tuesday afternoon against Jaime Marquez in the August armed robbery of a teenage couple atop an observation tower in Hernando Beach.

Facing budget crunch, Pinellas to resize government

Pinellas County administrator Bob LaSala in a work session today called for a wholesale resizing of county government as Pinellas faces dire revenue forecasts.

Man seriously injured in T-bone crash

ST. PETERSBURG -- A man was critically injured in a midmorning crash today when his car was T-boned on Gandy Boulevard.

Men accused of torching car to wipe out debt

TAMPA -- Two men in their 20s were arrested Monday night on charges they set fire to a car that one of them owned in order to get rid of the debt.

Tampa man arrested on 27 child porn charges

TAMPA -- An Aetna network manager was arrested this morning on 27 felony charges of possessing sexually explicit files of children as young as 2, according to police.