Pinellas County should consolidate fire coverage for its unincorporated areas to save taxpayer money and equalize resources, an audit recommends. ...more

March 13, 2009

City Councilman Manny Funes is about to learn a valuable lesson in local politics. ...more

February 1, 2009

Firefighters packed city hall on Monday night demanding to know why the city council plans to ask the public whether they would support eliminating the department if it meant lowering property taxes. ...more

January 28, 2009

With only 20 days left until the election, emotions are heating up in Spring Hill as voters prepare to cast a big vote on whether to keep their fire department under the rule of the county or make it independent. ...more

October 15, 2008

County attorney assures audience. ...more

October 15, 2008

One feels insulted for being called a liar. The other thinks he is being publically discredited. ...more

October 10, 2008

They know they don't have $10,000 to spend on campaign signs. They have made only a few so far, but they want their message to be heard and seen, no matter how much they are being outnumbered or outspent. ...more

September 22, 2008

It used to be that tax revenue was enough to cover the costs incurred by police and fire department when they respond to a fire or car accident. ...more

September 14, 2008

Firefighter Paul Sanzone endured humiliation last year. The city claimed he verbally threatened a supervisor. After 17 years on the job, Sanzone was fired. ...more

September 9, 2008

County officials on Thursday allowed the developer of Trilby Estates to go ahead with construction without tying into a nearby water line to provide fire protection. ...more

August 15, 2008