Drivers heading west on Interstate 275 to St. Petersburg faced bumper-to-bumper traffic about 1 p.m. today as they passed a beige sedan on fire near the hump of the Howard Frankland Bridge. ...more

October 2, 2008

A second day of hot weather and dry winds stoked new wildfires across Northern California on Wednesday, as firefighters battled blazes that had damaged at least 50 homes and threaten hundreds more. ...more

June 12, 2008

PORT RICHEY - The plume of smoke rising above west Pasco County today isn't anything to worry about. It's a controlled burn. ...more

January 8, 2008

A scrap metal fire at the Port of Tampa that burned for 27 hours was extinguished this morning, but what caused the smoky blaze that slightly affected air quality remains unknown. ...more

December 1, 2007

A blaze that firefighters said resembled an erupting volcano burned for hours at a Port of Tampa recycling business Friday, spewing a plume of smoke across Tampa Bay and slightly affecting air quality, officials said. ...more

December 1, 2007

TAMPA – Firefighters say a fire burning at a Port of Tampa business is still going strong, sending a plume of smoke billowing hundreds of feet into the air. ...more

November 30, 2007