An experimental aircraft crashed into a house and exploded shortly after takeoff Friday, killing the pilot and two people inside the home, authorities said. ...more

August 23, 2008

The cries of a baby led rescuers to him in the wreckage of a home flattened by a tornado that killed his grandmother and blew his grandfather into the yard, officials said Friday. ...more

July 26, 2008

Church members watching the steeple being raised on their new building looked on in horror Thursday as a crane holding the structure toppled, crushing a car and killing a 79-year-old man who had been watching from inside the vehicle, firefighters said. ...more

July 25, 2008

Tony Crouse tries not to learn too much about the people he helps on the job. He doesn't ask about families or hobbies or aspirations. A professional distance helps the Polk County deputy fire chief leave the job behind each night. ...more

January 11, 2008

In an effort reminiscent of the bitter "Swift Boat" campaign during the 2004 presidential race, a group of New York firefighters who lost sons in the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attacks is organizing a political committee to take on former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. ...more

December 20, 2007

Residents must sign up with the city of Safety Harbor to be in the know and eligible to receive telephone notifications of emergencies in their neighborhood. ...more

December 14, 2007

Canadian mystery novelist Maureen Jennings said she felt terrible that a man died while trying to rescue her from rip currents. ...more

October 24, 2007