SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — A California rancher who houses homeless people on his property chose to serve 90 days in jail rather than accept probation after being convicted of misdemeanor safety violations. ...more

November 23, 2009

As more homes have been built in recent years around Tampa North Aero Park, conflicts have ensued with residents living near the privately owned airport. ...more

January 28, 2009

A St. Petersburg restaurant reported a small fire this morning that started at the deep-fryers. ...more

December 18, 2008

Federal safety officials worry that the economic downturn will drive discount-seeking parents to buy used toys tainted by lead or with dangerous designs. ...more

November 13, 2008

DUNEDIN - A motel fight early Saturday led to the arrests of five people and resulted in the fire marshal's office shutting down the business. ...more

July 12, 2008

About 17 people will be relocated from two unlicensed boarding houses in North Tampa after the fire marshal's office deemed the houses unsafe, Tampa Fire Rescue Capt. Bill Wade said. ...more

May 2, 2008

The Florida Strawberry Festival has decided to ban the distribution of candy and beads at its 2008 Grand Feature Parade. ...more

December 19, 2007

An explosion almost certainly caused by a buildup of methane gas tore through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, killing at least 63 miners in what has become a deadly pattern in the mining industries of the former Soviet Union. ...more

November 19, 2007