A house in a historic district determined by the city building department to be unsafe for habitation and approved for demolition was taken down earlier this month and transformed into a vacant lot. ...more

October 28, 2009

Police are seeking any information the public may have about a July 23 robbery and shooting outside a residence at 1208 W. Granfield Ave., Plant City. ...more

August 5, 2009

It will soon get more expensive to park illegally in this city. Fire Chief Stephen Moreno said firefighters got tired of complaints about motorists parking in designated fire lanes at shopping centers. ...more

March 21, 2009

From city fire chiefs to residents grateful for the paramedics who rushed to their aid, hundreds of people began speaking today at a Pinellas County Commission hearing to comment on a plan to cut emergency rescue costs countywide. ...more

March 20, 2009

Michelle Stringer last week claimed a slice of Florida Strawberry Festival history. ...more

March 11, 2009

PLANT CITY Michelle Stringer claimed a slice of Florida Strawberry Festival history. The 24-year-old college student on her spring break became the first woman to win the festival's shortcake eating contest. ...more

March 6, 2009

Sparks from an incinerator touched off a fire at a pallet factory that destroyed about $40,000 worth of pallets, an official said. ...more

February 27, 2009

A propane tank caught fire this morning at the Florida Strawberry Festival, but the blaze was quickly extinguished. ...more

February 26, 2009

A conceptual change to the way the Las Villas Community on Youth Care Lane will be developed was approved by the city council Tuesday after its developer requested splitting 50 duplexes into 100 single-family homes. ...more

February 5, 2009

The brigands loyal to the mayor of Ybor City cleared the way Sunday for pirates to invade next week with volleys of stale Cuban bread and blasts from water cannons. ...more

January 26, 2009