A woman cleaning her garage found some of her recently deceased husband's laboratory materials and called to find out if they were dangerous, a Seminole Fire Rescue spokeswoman said. Seminole Fire Rescue came today to the home in Bay Pines Estates, near the Bay Pines VA Medical Center. There was no immediate threat, as everything was sealed, and investigators didn't need to wear hazardous materials suits, according to the spokeswoman. ...more

February 11, 2009

A man was shot and another was stabbed in what appears to be two unrelated incidents this morning on opposite sides of Inverness. ...more

February 11, 2009

No one was hurt this afternoon when a 21-year-old driver rear-ended a school bus carrying six children in New Port Richey, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

February 9, 2009

An office door that opens into the showroom at Jarrett Ford Lincoln Mercury in Dade City is getting some attention after a vendor for the dealership noticed that the wood grain in the door looks like Jesus or possibly the shroud of Turin. ...more

February 9, 2009

where they should be this time of year. The mercury will actually climb above normal, into the middle and upper 70s, for daytime highs most of next week. Lows will be in the 50s - a far cry from the 20s and 30s that chilled the area this week. ...more

February 7, 2009

A Largo man was arrested Monday in a hit-and-run involving his pickup, a 73-year-old bicyclist and a car driven by a 71-year-old man, according to the Pinellas County Sherriff's Office. ...more

December 30, 2008

St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue stopped a man from jumping off the Sunshine Skyway bridge this afternoon, according to the agency. ...more

December 26, 2008

The car of a man found dead Sunday along Interstate 4 in Polk County was found this morning in Orlando, authorities say. ...more

December 15, 2008

A 17-year-old boy was shot in the upper left thigh Wednesday night. Officers say Terrico Newsome was standing at the entrance to the Jackson Court apartments in Tampa as four people sat inside a 1990 blue Mercury Sable nearby. Two of the vehicle's occupants got out and approached Newsome. ...more

December 11, 2008

Mother Nature will deal another frosty blow to the Nature Coast this week, forecasters say. ...more

December 2, 2008