For volunteer firefighters, this was the Holy Grail. To stay under the smoke, kneel when entering the door of a burning home. Follow the hose in, remain with the three-man team, and make sure all three come out. ...more

September 15, 2008

Every day for almost two years, Annie Horne could not help but notice the rundown, vacant condominium complex that flanked the Melech Hospice House in Temple Terrace where she is employed. ...more

September 10, 2008

After pulling the plug on building a new fire station, city administrators are racing to apply for a state grant that would allow firefighters to move back into the downtown station. ...more

September 5, 2008

Party-goers heavily damaged the men's restroom at the Avon Park Community Center Saturday evening, multiple city officials alleged. ...more

August 2, 2008

Robert Lindsey was not surprised by new data last week that showed new home sales have fallen more than 40 percent from their peak almost three years ago. He can tell from his company's bank account. ...more

June 3, 2008

A man has been hospitalized after a sheet of drywall fell two stories and landed on him, said Hillsborough County Fire Rescue officials. ...more

February 11, 2008

The drilling, sanding and banging sounds like a sweet melody to Veronica Knight, principal at D.W. Waters Career Center. ...more

January 30, 2008

The firefighters displaced from Wednesday's early-morning flood will temporarily relocate to a space even older than the fire station they had to vacate: a museum. ...more

January 25, 2008

A Dunedin man is behind bars after being arrested in connection with a purse-snatching involving an 89-year-old woman. ...more

November 1, 2007

For most of his life, whenever the end of the week rolled around, Curtis Bunting could be found on the water. ...more

September 29, 2007