Death toll in Florida pileups rises to 11

(Reuters) - The death toll in Sunday's devastating highway pileups in northern Florida has risen to 11 after authorities discovered another body in a pickup truck initially believed to have contained just two crash victims, police said Wednesday. The remains were found in a Dodge pickup by the Alachua County Medical Examiner's Office, according to a statement from the Florida Highway Patrol ...

Lives intersect on deadly stretch of Fla. highway

There was a single mom who loved to dance, in the car with a boyfriend who had moved from Virginia to be with her. A pastor and members of his family, originally from Brazil, returning home to Georgia from an Orlando church retreat. A father, his wife and his daughter headed south from the Panhandle for a family funeral. A young man coming home from bowling.

Sheriff shifts to patrol trucks

The La Salle County Sheriff's Office is getting tough with Old Man Winter. Following rough going in last winter's heavy snow, the sheriff's office will be evaluating the gradual replacement of half of its fleet of 36 patrol cars