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Yamil Villafane in his tow truck on Nov. 3, 2022, in Orlando, Fla.

Tow truck driver leads a nomadic and hectic life in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian

One tow truck driver worked nearly endlessly after Hurricane Ian slashed across most of Florida, stranding vehicles throughout the state.

This prototype of a new USPS mail delivery truck was unveiled in February as part of an announcement that the Postal Service was overhauling its fleet to include more electric vehicles.

Company That Wasn't Picked To Make Mail Trucks Is Suing The U.S. Postal Service

The U.S. Postal Service awarded a contract for new mail delivery trucks earlier this year. A runner-up says the USPS favored its competitor all along.

FGCU President Aysegul Timur with some of the university police officers and members of Heroes Unmasked who helped collect toys for children across the state during the holidays.

FGCU police, staff and students rally for sick children in Florida

FGCU Police officers, faculty and students rallied together over the holidays to help sick children across Florida. They collected more than 2,000 toys in December for Heroes Unmasked, a local non-profit that sends superheroes to children's hospitals and into the homes of chronically and terminally ill children to visit and pass out donated toys.

Car keys are shown by glasses with alcohol in this stock photo illustration. Companies are developing technology that would allow cars to stop people from driving when drunk.

What if cars could stop you from driving drunk? A peek at the latest tech

A new federal law will eventually require new vehicles to detect and prevent drunk driving, which would revolutionize vehicle safety. Here's a look at some of the technology being developed.

As cars and trucks get bigger and taller, lawmakers look to protect pedestrians

Cars and trucks have gotten bigger and taller, with deadly consequences for pedestrians. A bill being introduced today in Congress would create federal standards for hood height and visibility.

Porsche's new hybrid sports car the 918 Spyder retails for $850,000. (Porsche)

New Hybrids And Electric Cars Debut At Frankfurt Auto Show

There are some 70 new or concept vehicles on display at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, and just about every manufacturer is introducing a vehicle with electric battery technology.

Camouflaging cars and swapping license plates: How agents make immigration arrests

Immigration enforcement officers are sometimes forgoing license plates or otherwise masking their cars while apprehending migrants across the U.S.

A sea-going drone zipped through a hurricane's eyewall and into the Guinness Book of World Records

Saildrone Explorer SD 1045 made global headlines when it spent 24 hours inside category 4 Hurricane Sam in September 2021, delivering the world’s first video footage from inside a major hurricane as it surged across the Atlantic.

Florida Highway Patrol, Major Thomas Pikul, addresses the public. “Operation Southern Slow Down,” a joint effort with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the southeastern states of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee, kicks off this week. State and local law enforcement agencies in all five states will be conducting a week-long speed enforcement awareness campaign. Local law enforcement plan to keep the effort up all year.

Combined Southeastern states effort targets highway speeding; slowing down, calmness urged

The Florida Highway Patrol, the Florida Department of Transportation, and other Southwest Florida law enforcement agencies, talked about their involvement Monday in “Operation Southern Slow Down,” a week-long speed enforcement awareness campaign with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the southeastern states of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Cape Coral bridge project raises concerns for residents, commuters

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