OLDSMAR A newborn baby boy wrapped in a towel was dropped off at a fire station Friday night by a woman claiming to be his mother, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 30, 2008

Filing for a homestead exemption or starting married life will be more convenient and save on gas now that satellite county government offices are opening in Brandon. ...more

May 28, 2008

Teenagers hanging out one night in a Utah desert witness the fiery crash of a satellite. ...more

May 21, 2008

Pinellas County gives just nine employees a county car to drive. In Pasco County, just 10 supervisors drive county cars home, a number that will be cut later this year. ...more

May 12, 2008

TAMPA HEIGHTS - The city's Architectural Review Commission this week approved the first phase of renovations to the former Fire Station No. 5. ...more

May 9, 2008

TAMPA HEIGHTS - The city's Architectural Review Commission will vote Wednesday on plans to rehabilitate the former Fire Station No. 5. Local artist Dominique Martinez bought the 6,500-square-foot building for $365,000 from the city last year and plans to turn it into his residence and a first-floor art gallery. ...more

May 6, 2008

The price tag for Spring Hill's fire station off Whitewood Avenue would go up another $25,880 if county commissioners today approve no less than four new change orders from the contractor doing renovations on the facility. ...more

February 26, 2008

The price tag for Spring Hill's fire station off Whitewood Avenue would go up another $25,880 if county commissioners today approve no less than four new change orders from the contractor doing renovations on the facility. ...more

February 25, 2008

As city departments look for ways to trim money from their budgets, one department is hoping to expand: fire and rescue. ...more

February 24, 2008

No frills. That was the phrase city officials used over and over Monday evening as they discussed the city's long-term spending goals. ...more

February 12, 2008