Nearly 2 million residents of Louisiana evacuated their homes to escape Hurricane Gustav. The Category 2 hurricane missed New Orleans, but left a trail of destruction across Louisiana, Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle after making landfall in Cocodrie, La. ...more

September 11, 2008

Reginald Lee Mitchell set an Aug. 29 fire that caused $35,000 in damage to an occupied Tampa home, Tampa Fire Rescue says. ...more

September 9, 2008

Reginald Lee Mitchell set an Aug. 29 fire that caused $35,000 damage to an occupied Tampa home, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. Investigators arrested Mitchell on Sunday afternoon. He was charged with first-degree arson. ...more

September 8, 2008

A fire that started in a kitchen area of 14308 Hensel Lane in Avalon Village Apartments about 12:05 a.m. today displaced several people, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue. No one was injured. ...more

September 3, 2008

A fire of undetermined origin caused about $80,000 in damage to a single-story home this afternoon. No one was there at the time and no one was injured, according to Clearwater Fire & Rescue officials. ...more

September 2, 2008

Lost or displaced Gulf Coast residents will be able to search for families in Hurricane Gustav's aftermath through a new FEMA locator system created as a lesson learned from the chaotic 2005 storms, FEMA director R. David Paulison said Sunday. ...more

September 1, 2008

TAMPA A house fire investigators say was set intentionally today has left seven people looking for shelter. ...more

August 30, 2008

TAMPA Two people were forced from their home after a fire broke out in their two-story home, Tampa fire officials said. ...more

August 30, 2008