There's a little-known saying among fire chiefs: Two of the biggest challenges of the job are having to close a fire station or build one. ...more

June 13, 2008

A 6-year-old boy who tumbled out of bed early Sunday morning spotted a neighbor's vacant house on fire, allowing his father to alert residents in adjacent homes where the fire was spreading. ...more

June 2, 2008

TAMPA - A 6-year-old boy who tumbled out of bed early this morning spotted a neighbor's vacant house on fire, allowing his father to alert residents in adjacent homes to the danger. ...more

June 1, 2008

OLDSMAR A newborn baby boy wrapped in a towel was dropped off at a fire station Friday night by a woman claiming to be his mother, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 30, 2008

Filing for a homestead exemption or starting married life will be more convenient and save on gas now that satellite county government offices are opening in Brandon. ...more

May 28, 2008

Teenagers hanging out one night in a Utah desert witness the fiery crash of a satellite. ...more

May 21, 2008

Pinellas County gives just nine employees a county car to drive. In Pasco County, just 10 supervisors drive county cars home, a number that will be cut later this year. ...more

May 12, 2008

TAMPA HEIGHTS - The city's Architectural Review Commission this week approved the first phase of renovations to the former Fire Station No. 5. ...more

May 9, 2008

TAMPA HEIGHTS - The city's Architectural Review Commission will vote Wednesday on plans to rehabilitate the former Fire Station No. 5. Local artist Dominique Martinez bought the 6,500-square-foot building for $365,000 from the city last year and plans to turn it into his residence and a first-floor art gallery. ...more

May 6, 2008

The price tag for Spring Hill's fire station off Whitewood Avenue would go up another $25,880 if county commissioners today approve no less than four new change orders from the contractor doing renovations on the facility. ...more

February 26, 2008