A fire that destroyed a two-story vacant home on Tuesday was intentionally set, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said today. ...more

January 30, 2008

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH - A Dunedin man was seriously burned this morning when he got into his sport utility vehicle, poured some liquid over himself and the vehicle's interior, and then set himself on fire, Pinellas County sheriff's officials say. ...more

January 24, 2008

A 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged Wednesday with arson, grand theft and burglary, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 17, 2008

The price for burning down a home: 500 shillings, or about $8. Double that to have someone hacked to death. ...more

January 13, 2008

BARTOW - Leon Davis Jr., who is accused of killing two women and an unborn baby he set on fire, was indicted Tuesday in the Lake Wales arson, police said. ...more

January 8, 2008

AVON PARK — A smoke detector alerted an Avon Park family to a detached garage fire Wednesday night at 300 N. Lake Ave., in Avon Park. The fire was ruled accidental and electrical in origin, according to State Fire Marshal Investigator Brandon Ball. ...more

January 4, 2008

AVON PARK — The sales office for Water's Edge at Lake Anoka was heavily damaged early Sunday, and the State Fire Marshall declared it the second arson in three days for the Avon Park area. The fire at 1200 S. Florida Avenue comes two days after a Friday morning blaze that struck the New Life Ministries at 25 S. Verona Ave. ...more

December 30, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - Two men barely escaped with their lives Thursday night when someone tossed an incendiary device into the back seat of the car they were in, St. Petersburg police say. ...more

December 28, 2007

The holiday spirit is alive and well in Dunedin. Fifteen artists burned out of a downtown gallery have experienced that spirit this week, both from the city and area patrons of the arts. ...more

December 22, 2007

Someone out there has information about who started the fire at Imago Art Gallery. "It was not a normal fire," Bill McElligott, Dunedin Fire Department division chief, said. "This one definitely had a lot help," he said. "It was definitely arson." ...more

December 21, 2007