Firefighters had to act fast this morning to keep a boat fire from spreading to two homes in Dunedin. The 22-foot boat on a trailer was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at 514 Lexington St. at 1:43 a.m. ...more

April 28, 2009

Polk County emergency workers responded to a call about an explosion in Bartow this morning. The alarm came in just before 10:30 a.m. at the 1705 Mann Road industrial complex, authorities said. The complex includes Peace River Citrus and Ethanol of Florida. ...more

April 24, 2009

A 3-year-old child was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital as a precautionary measure Friday morning after nearly drowning in a pool at 1230 Lake Lotela Drive in Avon Park. ...more

April 10, 2009

A man died Tuesday morning, trapped in a burning van outfitted as a camper and parked at a Wal-Mart Supercenter. ...more

March 31, 2009

One home was destroyed and three others have been damaged in a large brush fire north of Lake Wales, where 200 homes are being evacuated. ...more

March 29, 2009

Drivers are urged to avoid the intersection of 46th Avenue and 28th Street in Lealman as firefighters battle a blaze at a commercial building. ...more

March 27, 2009

Members of the Highlands County Sheriff's Office and West Sebring Fire Department extinguished a brush fire south of the Lakeshore Mall Kmart that rekindled Tuesday morning. ...more

March 25, 2009

A woman trapped in her second-floor apartment by a Himes Avenue fire died early this morning while a man in another apartment dropped a 1-year-old from a window to her uncle on the ground to escape the flames. ...more

March 22, 2009

Those devices detonated yesterday atop a Lakeland parking garage by a bomb squad robot? Not explosive devices, investigators now say, but the remains of one previously exploded and some trash. ...more

March 10, 2009

Two minor fires are handled by the firefighters Monday. ...more

March 9, 2009