About a half-dozen homeowners were allowed to return to their homes about 90 minutes after they were evacuated Monday when a natural gas line ruptured off Sammonds Road. ...more

July 12, 2008

TAMPA — On any other morning, Mike Wasp would have been serving eggs and coffee to the neighborhood regulars who wandered into Nuevo Café. ...more

July 10, 2008

PLANT CITY About a half-dozen homeowners were allowed to return to their homes about 90 minutes after they were evacuated due to a ruptured natural gas leak off Sammonds Road. ...more

July 7, 2008

PLANT CITY - Authorities are evacuating about a half-dozen homes along Sammonds Road because of a natural gas leak. ...more

July 7, 2008

Batista Madonia III was 400 miles away when he got the call from the alarm company: His Plant City home was on fire. ...more

July 1, 2008

PLANT CITY - More than 50 firefighters from two departments continue to battle a three-alarm blaze consuming a mansion in Walden Lake, the city's largest subdivision, fire rescue officials said. ...more

June 30, 2008

If you like to eat spaghetti and chicken, mark your calendar for June 21. ...more

June 11, 2008

The city fire marshal's office has issued a stay on evicting artists from the former Antonio Santaella Cigar Factory, saying the building's owners have made significant fire safety improvements. ...more

June 7, 2008

PLANT CITY A predawn fire destroyed a three-unit apartment building outside Plant City, forcing one resident to escape through a second-story window, authorities said. Emergency units from three agencies in two counties responded to today's 4 a.m. alarm at 800 Sundial Loop, off Paul Buchman Highway, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue spokesman Ray Yeakley said. ...more

May 29, 2008

PLANT CITY A 36-year-old motorcyclist was struck and killed in a fiery crash that shut down part of the westbound lanes of Interstate 4 early today. ...more

May 10, 2008