TAMPA - All lanes of the Courtney Campbell Causeway are back open after a serious crash Sunday night closed them. ...more

June 29, 2008

Firefighters rescued four cats, a dog and two birds from a burning house in Old Seminole Heights on Friday. ...more

June 28, 2008

TAMPA - Firefighters rescued four cats, a dog and two birds from a burning house in Old Seminole Heights this afternoon.Rescue crews scooped the animals out of the smoke inside 1314 E. Sligh Ave. shortly after 1:22 p.m., Tampa Fire Rescue Capt. Bill Wade said. ...more

June 27, 2008

A 25-year-old man is in fair but stable condition tonight after he fell 12 feet down an elevator shaft, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 15, 2008

Just before the tornado hit, the Boy Scouts were gathering on the porch of a shelter, playing cards and waiting out what many of them thought was just a pelting rain. In a matter of moments, a Scout leader, hearing a faint tornado siren, hurried them inside, and then, as he stared out the open door and saw the twister in the distance, ordered them to dive under tables, survivors said. ...more

June 13, 2008

BOCA GRANDE - Rescue crews resumed the search for a 67-year-old diver Sunday and had not found him by the time the search was called off at 8 p.m. ...more

May 19, 2008

A tree trimmer died from electrocution when his chainsaw hit a power line this morning in Sarasota County, officials said. ...more

May 7, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - County officials have approved preliminary plans for a Lowe's home improvement store near the intersection of State Road 54 and U.S. 41. ...more

May 5, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - The replacement of the Old Memorial Highway Bridge over Double Branch Creek has been a feat six years in the making. ...more

February 2, 2008

PINELLAS PARK - Rescue crews pulled a construction worker out of a 15-foot trench this morning after a bucket that had been removed from a back hoe fell on his feet, fire officials said. ...more

January 24, 2008