A three-alarm fire at a Safety Harbor condominium complex Tuesday night has displaced at least eight residents and damaged four units, authorities say. ...more

December 16, 2008

Firefighters had to evacuate the Bank of America building on South Florida Avenue in Lakeland today. ...more

September 11, 2008

The owners of Snellgrove's Restaurant, a family owned downtown institution for nearly a half-century, have specific plans for their vacant property across the street - as soon as the economy turns around. ...more

August 27, 2008

As buildings go, 511 N. Franklin St. hasn't presented its best face in some time. A makeover for Lerner Shops, which operated there from the 1930s to the 1970s, saw the upstairs windows covered by cement blocks. ...more

June 14, 2008

Crews on Saturday found another body in the remnants of a sugar refinery plant devastated late Thursday by an explosion and fire, raising the death toll to five, with three others still missing, officials said. ...more

February 10, 2008

A fire on the roof of the Monte Carlo hotel-casino forced guests and gamblers to flee and sent flaming embers raining down on the Las Vegas Strip, but firefighters quickly gained control of the blaze. No serious injuries were reported. ...more

January 26, 2008

Some loaded their possessions into grocery carts, wheeling what they could save over knee-deep floodwaters. Others jumped from fast-disappearing rooftops and swam to higher ground. ...more

November 3, 2007

SEBRING — The Nan-Ces-O-Wee Hotel has a new owner, who has plans to revitalize it into a vibrant part of downtown. Jhonson Napoleon, owner of Napoleon Real Estate in Miami, closed Friday on the hotel, located at 139 N. Ridgewood Dr. "I want to make the hotel into a project that will make the city of Sebring proud," Napoleon said. He is already working with an architectural firm in Lakeland on plans for condominiums on the upper floors and a restaurant on the ground level. ...more

October 3, 2007

Regarding 'Defibrillators In Schools May Not Be Worth Expense' (Nation/World, Aug. 31): ...more

September 10, 2007