It takes a lot of planning to hold the Sebring 12 Hours of Bar-B-Que, also known in these parts as the "Pig Fest," and Sebring Police Chief Tom Dettman is scheduled Tuesday to present the city council with road closure requests for the annual Firemen's Inc. Tractor Parade. ...more

December 15, 2008

A person severely injured in a mobile home fire this morning has been identified as a woman in her 60s, and if she lives, she can thank an ambulance crew that arrived before firefighters, Largo fire officials say. ...more

November 26, 2008

When the first signals were transmitted in 1980, the operations center contained the latest technology of that era for amateur radio operators to help residents in the event of an emergency. ...more

November 19, 2008

You're in the car and you've got the radio cranked up insanely loud. Chances are, you're not going to hear that ambulance siren wailing behind you. ...more

November 13, 2008

Hundreds of confidential government documents have turned up in trash bags and garbage bins instead of being shredded as required by law, according to a Pinellas County audit. ...more

November 8, 2008

Hundreds of confidential government documents have turned up in trash bags and garbage bins instead of being shredded as required by law, according to a Pinellas County audit. ...more

November 7, 2008

First responders in Zephyrhills have a new lifesaving tool to help heart attack victims. ...more

November 6, 2008

"A bank robbery in progress at Surefire Bank, 3582 Hilton Lane," crackles the dispatcher's voice on the loud speaker. ...more

November 5, 2008

First responders in Zephyrhills have a new lifesaving tool to help heart attack victims. Today, both Zephyrhills Fire Rescue stations received new "Auto-Pulse" equipment that provides mechanical CPR to patients in cardiac arrest. The device can improve a victim's chance of survival by four times. "Cardiac arrest is one of our most frequent calls for service," Chief Glen Clegg said. "I've had days where I've gone out on four cardiac arrest calls." Clegg, a certified CPR instructor, said the Auto-Pulse provides more consistent compressions, and never gets tired. ...more

November 3, 2008

Nearly New, a second-hand store, has literally thousands of used items for sale: clothes, jewelry, sports equipment, records, furniture and pretty much anything for in or around the house. ...more

October 15, 2008