First there was the crackling sound. And when he ventured into the living room of his second-story apartment, David Scharaldi knew by the pre-dawn orange glow that his building was on fire. ...more

December 29, 2009

The apartment complex manager told authorities there was no power to the unit and that the occupant had been using candles as a light source. ...more

December 23, 2009

The woman who died in a fire Sunday morning in South Tampa has been identified as 48-year-old Katherine Alm, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

March 23, 2009

With flames licking at his back, Anthony Grace leaned out a second-story apartment window, a toddler slipping from his grip, and had little choice but to let the girl go and hope her uncle would catch her. ...more

March 23, 2009

A woman trapped in her second-floor apartment by a Himes Avenue fire died early this morning while a man in another apartment dropped a 1-year-old from a window to her uncle on the ground to escape the flames. ...more

March 22, 2009

A controversial $54 million Channel District apartment project remains stalled by a lack of financing but gained a little more time Thursday when Tampa Port Authority commissioners approved two consecutive six-month purchase options. ...more

February 20, 2009

A controversial $54 million Channelside apartment project remains stalled by a lack of financing but gained a little more time Thursday when Tampa Port Authority commissioners approved two consecutive six-month purchase options. ...more

February 19, 2009

Hillsborough County firefighters extinguished a three-alarm fire shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday at 9474 Windermere Lake Drive near Riverview, authorities said. ...more

December 13, 2008

Two developers are proposing a 26-story apartment building at Tampa and Tyler streets downtown. ...more

December 3, 2008

Two developers are proposing a 26-story apartment building at Tampa and Tyler streets downtown. ...more

November 26, 2008