TAMPA – A day after a devastating fire, the owners of a World War II-era hardware store continued sorting through the charred wreckage in hopes of salvaging remnants of their business. ...more

June 9, 2008

The Manhattan district attorney's office has opened a criminal investigation into a fatal crane accident, focusing on whether a part of the crane had been seriously damaged last year and then inappropriately put back into service, an official involved in the investigation said Saturday. ...more

June 1, 2008

The remnants of Tropical Storm Alma dumped rain on Honduras and Guatemala on Friday, as officials in Nicaragua and Costa Rica cleared trees from roads and repaired roofless homes. ...more

May 31, 2008

In one of my college philosophy courses the professor told us that the God of the Old Testament was a different one than the God of the New Testament. After all, he had pointed out, in the old books there was an awful lot of smotin' going on. Plagues were being unleashed, cities were being destroyed and the curious risked being turned into pillars of salt. But in the New Testament sinners were forgiven, people were fed and the lame made to walk. And if your wine supply ran a bit low maybe the son of one of your guests could lend a hand. It was a book of hope. God had learned to smile. But I think the old God, the Creator, had a sense of humor, people just didn't have the tools recognize it. ...more

February 16, 2008

Crews on Saturday found another body in the remnants of a sugar refinery plant devastated late Thursday by an explosion and fire, raising the death toll to five, with three others still missing, officials said. ...more

February 10, 2008

TAMPA – As soon as the last pirates stumble away from Bayshore Boulevard, workers and local residents get to work. ...more

January 27, 2008

Sunny skies on Monday helped road crews deal with the remnants of a blustery snowstorm that blacked out thousands of homes and businesses and was blamed for at least 22 traffic deaths in the upper Midwest. ...more

December 25, 2007

A tornado that ripped through the Land O' Lakes Jail complex off U.S. 41 early Sunday morning left behind at least $1.5 million in damage, initial estimates show. ...more

December 19, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY - A tornado that ripped through the Land O' Lakes jail complex off U.S. 41 early Sunday morning left behind at least $1.5 million in damage, initial estimates show. ...more

December 18, 2007

Dunedin studio fire shocks its members ...more

December 11, 2007