Nearly a year after floodwaters damaged the downtown fire station, the city council has given the fire department permission to repair the building. ...more

January 14, 2009

A 14-year-old boy was killed Sunday afternoon after falling into a muddy trench at a church construction site. ...more

January 12, 2009

Nearly a year after the Zephyrhills Fire Department was flooded out of its downtown fire station, the city may finally be ready to repair the 50-year-old building. ...more

January 10, 2009

Taryn Lavender has a new hero: her 5-year-old son, Morgan. The Sebring resident credits her youngster with alerting her and her husband, Dirk, to a fire that broke out in their Magnolia Avenue home Sunday morning around 7:45. The family was able to get out of the house. ...more

December 30, 2008

Firefighters doused a blaze at an East Tampa apartment this morning, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

December 22, 2008

A three-alarm fire at a Safety Harbor condominium complex Tuesday night has displaced at least eight residents and damaged four units, authorities say. ...more

December 16, 2008

TAMPA -- One of three people trapped by burglar bars in a house fire Monday has died, Tampa Fire Rescue officials say. Latoya Williams-Jones, 26, died late Monday at Tampa General Hospital, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

December 9, 2008

A 30-year-old man died last night after he hit a concrete median on Memorial Causeway and was thrown from his motorcycle, Clearwater police say. ...more

December 7, 2008

Firefighters and social workers scrambled today to relocate the last occupants of a hotel where the electricity was turned off because of an unpaid bill of $45,000. The power at the JMS Hotel, 4601 34th St. S., was turned off a week ago today, said Lt. Joel Granata, spokesman for St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue. ...more

December 3, 2008

SEBRING A family of five is safe, but their home was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon. After the fire department arrived about 1:20 p.m., Sonja Vasquez drove up, crying, holding an infant. Firemen were still inside her home, using long-handled pikes to pull down the ceiling in the kitchen and living room. Sebring Fire Chief Brad Batz said the small, three-bedroom, wood-frame house at the corner or Rainbow and Warfield would likely be a total loss. Clearly, neighbors estimated, Vasquez, her husband and three children wouldn't be able to go inside for hours, maybe not until Sunday morning. The fire started in the kitchen area, but Batz didn't think cooking was the cause. ...more

November 29, 2008