LAND O' LAKES - A 71-year-old woman and two dogs died in a house fire Wednesday in the Valencia Gardens community on Collier Parkway. ...more

April 1, 2009

A 71-year-old woman and two dogs died in a house fire this morning in the Valencia Gardens community on Collier Parkway. ...more

April 1, 2009

A man intentionally set a fire at Copeland Park in North Tampa on March 20, investigators said. ...more

March 31, 2009

A man died when he became trapped inside a burning van outfitted as a camper this morning in a Wal-Mart Supercenter parking lot. ...more

March 31, 2009

A fire that caused $30,000 damage tonight to The Source of Life Community Development Center in St. Petersburg appears to have been arson, investigators say. ...more

March 29, 2009

A 15-year-old pedestrian from Oldsmar was killed Friday night after being hit by a pickup on Tampa Road about 200 yards west of the intersection with East Lake Woodlands Parkway. ...more

March 29, 2009

It wasn't barbecue cooking overnight at Reggie's Rib Shack on 1301 N. Howard Ave. Friday night – it was the restaurant. ...more

March 28, 2009

Pasco County school officials and emergency agencies joined forces this morning to practice for a scenario they would prefer not to face – a school bus accident with a dead driver and injured students. The emergency and school personnel, assisted by 40 student volunteers, played out the mock accident in a Gulf High School parking lot where a day earlier they had turned an out-of-commission school bus on its side to help set the stage. Lt. Brian Prescott, who supervises school resource officers for the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, said it was important to run the drill to improve the chances things move smoothly when a real accident happens. ...more

March 27, 2009

Hernando Beach residents are planning a shindig to raise funds for their injured assistant fire chief. ...more

March 27, 2009