A radio station's turkey-frying stunt was a recipe for disaster Friday morning when an attempt to cook the frozen bird in a van resulted in the vehicle catching fire, eventually injuring a firefighter. ...more

December 19, 2009

A radio station's turkey-frying stunt turned into a recipe for disaster when an attempt to cook the frozen bird in a van resulted in the vehicle catching fire. ...more

December 18, 2009

Over the years, Avon Park resident Wally Randall has been a board member of a number of organizations and entities in the City of Charm and Highlands County. ...more

December 17, 2009

Pasco County officials will seek $4.5 million in federal help this week in hopes of filling nearly three dozen firefighting jobs, the majority of them cut from the county budget Oct. 1. ...more

December 16, 2009

The issue: Union fundraiser spends 85 percent of collections on salaries and other expenses. Our opinion: A disgraceful practice that unions should cease and lawmakers should investigate. ...more

December 13, 2009

A Plant City Fire Rescue captain who violated protocol but may have saved a choking boy's life has been named the city's 2009 Firefighter of the Year. Fire Chief George Shiley said Capt. Stacy Stearns' honor was based on the nomination of his peers and a review committee's selection. ...more

November 30, 2009

The Zephyrhills firefighters' union is on the verge of declaring an impasse in its contract negotiations after failing to reach an agreement despite four months of talks. ...more

November 7, 2009

A new union contract used to mean an annual pay raise for city police and firefighters. But in today's lean economic times, those are days of the past. ...more

July 10, 2009

A warehouse fire Sunday night caused damage estimated at $1.5 million, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

July 6, 2009

The fire destroyed one home and damaged three others. ...more

May 7, 2009