The general manager of the Splash Island Water Park at Cypress Gardens said she was fired Friday for calling 911 about a spill of pool chemicals. ...more

September 11, 2009

our oceans. There are currently two bills up for discussion in the Senate that would allow offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, an area teeming with marine wildlife and valuable fisheries. ...more

August 26, 2009

Gulf to Bay Boulevard at Cross Boulevard in Clearwater is back open after a collision between a vehicle and a truck carrying pesticide shut down westbound traffic for a few hours, said public safety spokeswoman Elizabeth Watts. ...more

May 7, 2009

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April 23, 2009

A cow fell off the back of a trailer at Interstate 275 and Busch Boulevard this afternoon, Tampa police say. ...more

April 7, 2009

The driver of a tractor-trailer that flipped on Interstate 75 this morning has been extricated from the cab and airlifted to Tampa General Hospital, officials said. ...more

February 24, 2009

TAMPA -- Tampa Bay is now open to all boating traffic, from the upper regions to the Sunshine Skyway. The Bay had been shut down for more than 12 hours after a collision between a fishing trawler and barge spilled about 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel into the water. ...more

February 13, 2009

A University of South Florida graduate student was taken to a hospital this afternoon after a chemical spilled in a science lab, authorities say. ...more

November 26, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG An unidentified man is in critical condition after apparently taking a spill while riding his bicycle on the sidewalk along 22nd Avenue North, authorities report. ...more

November 1, 2008

A sewage leak has health officials warning residents along the Bay Crest Canals south of Hillsborough Avenue and west of Memorial Highway to avoid contact with the water for the next few days. ...more

November 1, 2008