A woman and her four children were displaced from their home in Brooksville after a more than 30 year old lighting fixture started a fire in her daughter's bedroom. ...more

December 1, 2009

Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more as floods swamped homes and roads Friday in northern England's picturesque Lake District. One police officer was missing after a bridge was swept away. ...more

November 20, 2009

A man poured a flammable liquid on his wife and set her on fire Tuesday afternoon at their home, authorities say. ...more

November 17, 2009

The detention deputy was sitting at his desk when the inmate attacked. The deputy is 64; the inmate is 40 years his junior. ...more

November 5, 2009

A rescue attempt is planned for a Florida manatee that has wandered into New Jersey waters. ...more

October 16, 2009

T he U.S. military trucked in supplies and marshaled helicopters and Navy ships as the Philippines struggled with the aftermath of back-to-back storms that have left more than 600 dead. ...more

October 11, 2009

A 76-year-old Palm Harbor man has been injured after a boat accident off the Dunedin Causeway this afternoon. ...more

May 6, 2009

A boater rescued after five hours treading water has been identified as Michael Farmer, 43, of Brandon. ...more

May 4, 2009

Rescuers are transporting a 41-year-old man to Tampa General Hospital this morning after his motorcycle collided with a sport-utility vehicle in downtown Tampa. ...more

May 1, 2009

A 58-year-old pilot escaped serious injury today after his single-engine plane skidded off the runway at Alfred Whitted Airport and into the waters of Tampa Bay. ...more

April 21, 2009