More than a third of the 22 people killed by a tornado that smashed parts of Oklahoma and Missouri over the weekend died in cars, troubling experts who say vehicles are one of the worst places to be during a twister. ...more

May 13, 2008

Firefighter Patrick Conrey put on 75 pounds of gear on Saturday and ran in Cincinnati's annual Flying Pig Marathon. ...more

May 5, 2008

TAMPA - Fourteen apartments near Carrollwood were evacuated this morning because of a fire, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue officials said. ...more

May 2, 2008

Chris Overholt has been playing baseball for almost as long as he's been able to walk. ...more

February 16, 2008

Jimmy Branca doesn't know exactly what saved his life: his Chevy truck, a safety device on the powerline up above, or maybe God. ...more

February 13, 2008

Attorneys with the Tampa Police and Fire Pension Board are investigating whether a recently hired assistant fire chief in Zephyrhills is improperly collecting more than $3,500 per month in disability payments. ...more

February 9, 2008

A hydraulic bar pinned a Plant City man between a hay baler and the baler's gate, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. ...more

February 5, 2008

TAMPA Tampa Fire Rescue Lt. Natalie Brown has seen a lot in her 14 years as a firefighter and paramedic. Victims and patients come and go, but she always will remember Willie Robinson, the man impaled on a spike fence. ...more

February 1, 2008