Fire Chief Walter Mathews liked to stand up in his Hudson Touring Car while his driver charged to fires. The brazen act eventually cost Mathews his life in 1929. While speeding to the burning Alhambra Café on Franklin Street, one of his cars collided with an aerial truck at the corner of Cass Street and Florida Avenue. ...more

September 1, 2008

State fire investigators are examining the scene of a massive fire at Packaging Corp. of America. ...more

February 13, 2008

WINTER HAVEN – State fire investigators are examining the scene of a massive fire at Packaging Corp. of America. ...more

February 11, 2008

SEBRING — "Welcome to Our Salon," the sign states on the front door of a Lemon Avenue beauty shop as water flowed out the open entranceway Friday morning. ...more

November 30, 2007