World & Nation
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper swooped in to help a bald eagle that flew into a Jeep on Florida’s Turnpike on Tuesday morning.
Oct. 19, 2016
A bald eagle who flew into a Jeep on Florida’s Turnpike was saved by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper.
A church bus filled with teenagers was run off the Florida Turnpike near Boca Raton by a Ford Explorer that had a tire blow out, police said.
Aug. 9, 2004
The turnpike might be faster, but sometimes, it isn’t fast enough.
March 28, 1993
Archives
David Griggs, a starting linebacker last season for the AFC champion San Diego Chargers, died when his speeding car slid off an expressway ramp and slammed into a large sign pole.
June 21, 1995
Six people died Sunday in a head-on collision on Florida’s Turnpike that might have been caused by a blown tire, officials said.
Nov. 29, 2004
California
A brush fire that burned 700 acres and forced the closing of the Florida Turnpike for nearly five hours was extinguished today by crews who set backfires to rob it of its fuel.
Feb. 13, 1985
An 800-acre fire in central Florida closed five major Orlando-area highways and contributed to a nine-car pileup on the Florida Turnpike.
May 28, 2001
Thirty-two vehicles were involved in a crash Friday on the Florida Turnpike, which was shrouded in smoke from fires, and 14 persons were sent to hospitals, authorities said.
March 2, 1985
Travel & Experiences
Amusement park, shops, drive-in, flea-market, and more all in one place.
March 7, 2014