Plant City News

"It's cool. I mean, not right now. But when the time is right, the view is amazing." I was standing out in the back parking lot -- the smoking lounge of the Nob Hill Inn, the classic dive at 420 East Colfax Avenue that Westword writers staked out for a day -- and Randy Malone, weekend bartender at the Nob Hill, weekday regular, was hunching down, ...

To Tom Norton, father-in-law of Spec. Eric N. Lembke, a soldier killed in Afghanistan Oct.

Police arrested a disabled Homosassa man Wednesday afternoon after a search warrant revealed he was in possession of several images and videos of child pornography.

Teenagers will have plenty to do this month at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St.

The body of fallen Plant City soldier will be carried in a procession in Tampa on Thursday afternoon.

The Plant City Photo Archives' fifth annual Salute to Veterans photo exhibit will open Saturday with a reception from 9 to 11 a.m. The exhibit includes hundreds of photos of Plant City area veterans who served in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and other conflicts.

The music that normally streams from one small home on West Bates Street is silent.

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:32 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 11:25 p.m. Lakeland and three other cities tied for the hottest weather in the nation Saturday.

An accident involving a Toyota car and a garbage truck early this morning pinned a garbage collector between the two vehicles.

The estate of a man shot to death by deputies two years ago has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

Local residents heard of U.S. Army Spec. Eric Lembke's death while serving in Afghanistan, and they were saddened to hear the news.

A soldier from Plant City died last week while serving in Afghanistan. U.S. Army Spec.

A sanitation worker was killed early Friday when a car pinned him to his work truck.

A central Florida teacher has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for having sex with four teenage boys.

To help prevent the release of unwanted exotic animals, Busch Gardens, the city of Plant City and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will host a non-native pet amnesty day on Nov.

The first time I was sent out on assignment to write about Woodie Long, I was a new reporter, new to South Walton, and didn't know who he was.

A Plant City man was sentenced to 15 years in prison today for the shooting death of 17-year-old Brooke McDonald.

Two men died overnight in a car crash on North Tanner Road and Lake Price Drive in Orlando, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

Published: Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 10:52 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 11:17 p.m. LAKELAND Johnny Preston grabbed his .38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver because he anticipated there might be trouble when a red Mazda passed slowly by his Lakeland home several times Sunday evening, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

Motivated at least in part by a mural that some in town thought had offensive content, city commissioners voted 4 to 1 Monday night to essentially ban new outdoor paintings from historic downtown.