TAMPA - Firefighters rescued four cats, a dog and two birds from a burning house in Old Seminole Heights this afternoon.Rescue crews scooped the animals out of the smoke inside 1314 E. Sligh Ave. shortly after 1:22 p.m., Tampa Fire Rescue Capt. Bill Wade said. ...more

June 27, 2008

As cash-strapped governments and community organizations cinch their belts in this struggling economy, fireworks displays are among the offerings falling by the wayside. And as expensive displays dwindle or disappear, more and more backyard pyromaniacs will be putting on their own shows, authorities say. ...more

June 27, 2008

TAMPA - Police are evacuating an area within a two-block radius of East 11th Avenue and North 33rd Street because a Verizon crew hit a gas main while working. ...more

June 26, 2008

TAMPA - As cash-strapped governments and community organizations cinch their belts in this struggling economy, fireworks displays are among the offerings falling by the wayside. And as expensive displays dwindle or disappear, more and more backyard pyromaniacs will be putting on their own shows, authorities say. ...more

June 26, 2008

TAMPA - Investigators are seeking the public's help in determining the cause of a fire at a vacant house this morning. ...more

June 11, 2008

TAMPA - Firefighters have reopened Nebraska Avenue between Hillsborough and Hanna avenues after a fire that destroyed Tampa Bay Hardware Sunday night shut down the surrounding roads for nearly 24 hours. ...more

June 9, 2008

A Sunday evening fire gutted Tampa Bay Hardware, the oldest hardware store in the city and a mainstay of the Seminole Heights neighborhood for decades. ...more

June 9, 2008

SEMINOLE HEIGHTS - Nebraska Avenue is closed in both directions as firefighters battle a three-alarm fire at the oldest hardware store in Tampa. ...more

June 8, 2008

The city fire marshal's office has issued a stay on evicting artists from the former Antonio Santaella Cigar Factory, saying the building's owners have made significant fire safety improvements. ...more

June 7, 2008

The city's fire marshal's office has cited a former cigar factory that houses artists' studios for not having enough exits and not having the fire alarms and sprinklers inspected annually. ...more

May 31, 2008