PLANT CITY A predawn fire destroyed a three-unit apartment building outside Plant City, forcing one resident to escape through a second-story window, authorities said. Emergency units from three agencies in two counties responded to today's 4 a.m. alarm at 800 Sundial Loop, off Paul Buchman Highway, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue spokesman Ray Yeakley said. ...more

May 29, 2008

PLANT CITY A 36-year-old motorcyclist was struck and killed in a fiery crash that shut down part of the westbound lanes of Interstate 4 early today. ...more

May 10, 2008

PLANT CITY - Five people were injured, one critically, when a Ford sport utility vehicle overturned this afternoon on Interstate 4 near Thonotosassa Road. ...more

February 12, 2008

When firefighters were called to a fire at 1502 S. Alexander St. on the night of Jan. 2, they determined the blaze was sparked by faulty wiring to a dining room light fixture, officials said. ...more

January 9, 2008

The city is investigating whether several inspectors in its fire marshal's office improperly accepted gifts to sporting events or other favors. ...more

December 14, 2007

When a 9-year-old boy fell under the wheels of a float Friday night in the Plant City Christmas Parade, onlookers rushed to help him. ...more

December 9, 2007

PLANT CITY - When a 9-year-old boy fell under the wheels of a float Friday night in the Plant City Christmas Parade, onlookers rushed to help him. Johnny Knotts, who had been watching the parade from the west side of South Collins Street, was among the first to kneel beside the injured child. His Knotts hardware store stands across the street, just south of Laura Street. "The float in front of me suddenly stopped," Knotts said. "People on the east side of the street were screaming. It was obvious that something horrible had happened. I ran to the other side of the float and saw the boy lying under the trailer." ...more

December 8, 2007

A Delaware City fire official says a 43-foot lobster boat heading to Miami for the winter caught fire in the Delaware River, but the two people on board were able to escape unharmed on a dinghy. ...more

November 26, 2007

PLANT CITY - A 13-month-old boy who was found floating facedown in his grandparents' pool Sunday afternoon has died, police said. ...more

November 9, 2007

PLANT CITY - A string of armed robberies, including the shooting of a migrant worker, led to a car chase that ended today with the arrests of five suspects. Two victims were struck in the head with a gun and one was shot in the thigh during an assault spree against more than six migrant workers, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. Two of the suspects were injured, including one who suffered a broken leg when officers crashed into the suspects' Jeep Grand Cherokee near 1316 Alsobrook St. ...more

November 6, 2007