Local authorities reported fewer arrests Saturday compared with a year ago as an estimated 350,000 people converged on downtown Tampa for the Gasparilla celebration, a Tampa police report showed. ...more

February 8, 2009

A 40-foot boat returning from the Gasparilla festivities in Tampa ran aground more than a mile off Coquina Key in Pinellas County this afternoon, leaving one man with a fractured arm and head laceration, authorities said. ...more

February 7, 2009

A fire this afternoon caused by a 4-year-old boy playing with a lighter has left a family of five without a home, Tampa Fire Rescue officials say. ...more

January 29, 2009

Arson caused a devastating fire to the Platinum Showgirls strip club this morning, closing the establishment during a prime week of partying for the Super Bowl, officials said. ...more

January 28, 2009

The Progress Village-Palm River communities will soon get an ambulance and crew to provide around-the-clock advanced life support coverage. ...more

January 23, 2009

The Progress Village-Palm River communities will soon get an ambulance and crew to provide around-the-clock advanced life support coverage. ...more

January 22, 2009

An East Tampa house fire that started in the fireplace has prompted local authorities to remind residents to take proper precautions before using a fireplace during cold snaps. This afternoon's fire was at 2904 N. 56th St., at the home of Lewis and Mildred Watson. Lewis Watson had a "big and hot'' fire going in the fireplace when he noticed smoke coming from the attic. ...more

January 20, 2009

Thursday's emergency landing of a jetliner in New York's Hudson River is another example of how dangerous birds can be to aircraft, but Tampa International Airport officials say the airport has taken numerous steps to prevent a similar crash from happening here. ...more

January 16, 2009

Thursday's emergency landing of a jetliner in the Hudson River is another example of how dangerous birds can be to aircraft, but Tampa International Airport officials say the airport has taken numerous steps to prevent a similar crash from happening here. ...more

January 15, 2009

There was a small fire in a restroom this morning at Monroe Middle School in South Tampa. ...more

January 15, 2009