TAMPA -- An odd smell is keeping students out of the Gorrie Elementary School library this morning, officials said. Tampa Fire Rescue responded to the school at 705 W. De Leon St. at about 7 a.m. after school personnel reported smelling smoke. ...more

March 26, 2009

Police believe a series of home invasions targeting middle-aged and older women has climbed from two to five. ...more

March 16, 2009

SARASOTA - Police say arsonists started a fire at a home on 24th Street in an attempt to kill a man who they suspected of shooting an aspiring boxer and his girlfriend over the weekend. Related Links: ...more

March 12, 2009

A fourth person has been charged with arson and attempted murder in connection with a fire on Monday that left 10 people homeless. ...more

March 12, 2009

A woman was treated for smoke inhalation this afternoon after flames erupted in the West Kathleen Street home she shares with her son, authorities say. ...more

March 10, 2009

Recent inspections of the Tampa Convention Center's new fire alarm system have found a number of deficiencies, including faulty strobe lights and smoke detectors, raising questions about the safety of a city-owned facility that hosts tens of thousands of people. ...more

March 6, 2009

Recent inspections of the Tampa Convention Center's new fire alarm system have found a number of deficiencies, including faulty strobe lights and smoke detectors, raising questions about the safety of a city-owned facility that hosts tens of thousands. ...more

March 5, 2009

A woman was seriously hurt tonight after a fire damaged her home at 3920 W. Arch St., authorities say. ...more

March 4, 2009

The driver of a tractor-trailer that flipped on Interstate 75 this morning has been extricated from the cab and airlifted to Tampa General Hospital, officials said. ...more

February 24, 2009

Residents of this south Interbay Peninsula community agree they need a new fire station; they just don't know where to put it. ...more

February 18, 2009