A cutting board for the blind. A GPS golf ball. An alarm that could save a pet's life in a fire. An easier way to make Kool-Aid. ...more

December 6, 2009

Two high school students have been arrested on charges that they deliberately set fire to a girlfriend's house. ...more

March 18, 2009

The city's fire marshal's office has given Tampa Convention Center officials 30 days to fix a faulty fire alarm system. ...more

March 12, 2009

The city's fire marshal office has given Tampa Convention Center officials 30 days to fix faulty equipment on the a 60,000-square foot facility's fire alarm system. ...more

March 11, 2009

Recent inspections of the Tampa Convention Center's new fire alarm system have found a number of deficiencies, including faulty strobe lights and smoke detectors, raising questions about the safety of a city-owned facility that hosts tens of thousands of people. ...more

March 6, 2009

Recent inspections of the Tampa Convention Center's new fire alarm system have found a number of deficiencies, including faulty strobe lights and smoke detectors, raising questions about the safety of a city-owned facility that hosts tens of thousands. ...more

March 5, 2009

Seline Kouame had set out a bowl of flour and a deep-frying basket in the kitchen when she and her husband, Gilbert, heard a knock at the door. ...more

February 12, 2009

Seline Kouame had set out a bowl of flour and a deep-frying basket in the kitchen when she and her husband, Gilbert, heard a knock at the door. ...more

February 10, 2009

An electrical malfunction in a ventilation system triggered a fire that caused about $180,000 worth of damage to a house in Ybor Heights this morning, officials said. ...more

February 7, 2009

A St. Petersburg sanitation worker turned into a rescuer this morning, helping two adults and a child escape from a burning house, officials said. ...more

January 17, 2009