The letter containing suspicious powder that was intercepted at the county's criminal justice center today was sent by an inmate at the Pinellas County Jail and addressed to the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office, the Pinellas Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 14, 2009

St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue is asking drivers to avoid 28th Street between Eighth Avenue South and 16th Avenue South because of an overturned tanker. The wreck has also closed the 28th Street exit from Interstate 275 south since about 10 a.m. today. Assistant Fire Chief Bill Jolley said a hazardous-materials team is still cleaning up the scene as of 2:15 p.m. ...more

April 30, 2009

The suspicious white powder that caused the evacuation of parts of the Hillsborough County criminal courthouse Monday fell from a threatening letter mailed to a judge by a prison inmate. ...more

April 29, 2009

Authorities say 12 students became sick after drinking bottled water from a vending machine at a Southern California junior high school. ...more

April 24, 2009

Polk County emergency workers responded to a call about an explosion in Bartow this morning. The alarm came in just before 10:30 a.m. at the 1705 Mann Road industrial complex, authorities said. The complex includes Peace River Citrus and Ethanol of Florida. ...more

April 24, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - A new policy intended to enhance security and reduce costs will restrict what mail is delivered to Pasco County jail inmates, the sheriff's office has announced. ...more

March 15, 2009

Firefighters called in a hazardous materials team early this morning after putting out a fire in a storage trailer that contained radioactive material. ...more

March 5, 2009

From dogs and Segways to helicopters and armored personnel carriers, law enforcement officials have assembled a smorgasbord of equipment and personnel to protect those attending the Feb. 1 Super Bowl. Local, state and federal agencies showed off some of their gear for reporters today at the headquarters for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, across North Himes Avenue from Raymond James Stadium. ...more

January 22, 2009

The attorney for Washington Nationals outfielder Elijah Dukes said the ex-Tampa Bay Rays player expects to meet next week's deadline to pay more than $40,000 in court-ordered child support and alimony to his estranged wife. ...more

January 16, 2009

A federal office building in downtown Tampa was evacuated this afternoon when a suspicious package was found in the mailroom, authorities say. Seventy-five people working in the building, which houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services workers, were evacuated about 1:45 p.m., Tampa Fire Rescue Capt. Bill Wade said in a written statement. ...more

January 15, 2009