One mother was chased out of her first-floor apartment by flames after her 22-month-old son knocked over a candle Monday night. ...more

December 23, 2009

One mother was chased out of her first-floor apartment by flames after her 22-month-old son knocked over a candle. Within minutes, a mother in the apartment above found herself and her three children trapped as billowing smoke and fire blocked their front-door exit. ...more

December 22, 2009

When a dark intruder smashed through his bedroom window and repeatedly bounced on his bed, Beat Ettlin at first was relieved to discover it was a kangaroo. ...more

March 10, 2009

An electrical fire destroyed a home at 1205 E. 15th Avenue in Tampa early Sunday morning. Shortly before 1:20 a.m., firefighters arrived at the house and reported smoke and flames coming from the one-story home, according to a news release from Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

March 8, 2009

Alone in his mobile home off a winding dirt road, Jimmy Tanks heard a commotion outside his bedroom window at 2:30 a.m.: Somebody was messing with his car. ...more

March 8, 2009

Alone in his mobile home off a winding dirt road, Jimmy Tanks heard a commotion at 2:30 a.m. just outside his bedroom window: Somebody was messing with his car. ...more

February 27, 2009

Unrequited love is generally portrayed in movies and songs as a harmless obsession. ...more

February 22, 2009

Deputies say a man gave a girl a CD containing photographs of him masturbating. ...more

February 16, 2009

Deputies say a man gave a girl a CD containing photographs of him masturbating. ...more

February 16, 2009

Deputy Jim Powers circled the house, banging on windows and doors. He was trying to determine if anyone was home after a neighbor called authorities to say the homeowner hadn't picked up his paper from the driveway recently. ...more

January 22, 2009