The apartment complex manager told authorities there was no power to the unit and that the occupant had been using candles as a light source. ...more

December 23, 2009

Authorities have identified the woman who jumped from the Sunshine Skyway this morning as 30-year-old April Walsh of Tampa. ...more

December 15, 2009

All northbound lanes of Interstate 275 in Manatee County have reopened after an accident closed the approach to the Sunshine Skyway. The accident blocked northbound lanes, but traffic was moved onto the median until the wreckage was cleared just north of the southern rest area. ...more

November 23, 2009

A suspicious house fire broke out this morning, though no one was home when firefighters arrived to put it out, officials say. The blaze at the small house at 8110 Diagonal Road N. was reported at about 7:30 a.m., said Lt. Joel Granata of St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue. ...more

October 22, 2009

A fire broke out in an unoccupied house this morning in south St. Petersburg, but it was brought under control in about 10 minutes, and much of the residence was salvaged, St. Petersburg fire officials say. ...more

September 17, 2009

A 7-month-old baby was burned when his father accidentally spilled cooking oil on him late Wednesday night. ...more

September 3, 2009

The St. Petersburg Fire Department is working a gas leak at 8th Street and 22nd Avenue South. ...more

August 25, 2009

St. Petersburg authorities are investigating a man's fall at Tropicana Field on Wednesday night as the game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox drew to a close. The man, whose name was not immediately available, tumbled over the side of the escalator. "He fell about 40 feet onto concrete," Lt. Joel Granata said. ...more

August 6, 2009

The body of a woman turned up in Lake Maggiore this morning, about five feet from shore, according to St. Petersburg fire officials. ...more

July 19, 2009

A lightning-damaged oak tree toppled onto a two-story St. Petersburg apartment house today, doing major damage to the building. ...more

July 11, 2009