A 44-year-old man got a painful and potentially deadly chemistry lesson Thursday when he mixed bleach and a household cleaner that contained ammonia. ...more

July 31, 2009

Firefighters have extinguished a fire that broke out on a boat at the Speckled Trout Marina this morning, Palm Harbor fire officials say. ...more

July 29, 2009

A woman and three large dogs were found dead Wednesday afternoon inside a house at 67th Avenue North. ...more

July 22, 2009

A teenager is believed to have been bitten by a shark Wednesday in the Intracoastal waters off Boca Ciega Drive, not far from where a man was killed by a shark nine years ago. ...more

July 22, 2009

Investigators believe someone set a fire in a city storage building early this morning that caused at least $20,000 in damage. ...more

July 19, 2009

A West Tampa couple welcomed their third daughter into the world Wednesday, but not exactly as planned. The father called 911 about 11 a.m. to say his 24-year-old wife was in labor and was pretty sure she wasn't going to make it to a hospital. Paramedics arrived at their house, turned their living room into a makeshift delivery room and delivered a healthy baby girl at 11:45 a.m., Tampa Fire Rescue said. Paramedics brought the baby and the mom to St. Joseph's Women's Hospital for examinations. The mom was tired but in good spirits. The couple were not identified. Fire rescue personnel involved were Capt. Lonnie Benniefield, Lt. Brian Smithey and firefighters Demetrius Davis, Tony Potoczny and Edwin Colon. ...more

July 16, 2009

Firefighters had more to battle than just flames when they arrived at a Sarasota home this morning. ...more

July 15, 2009

A teenager saved his family, their visitors and a dog from a fire that destroyed a Lutz home this morning, officials say. ...more

July 15, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio said today her administration has reached an impasse in contract talks with the three unions representing city employees. ...more

July 14, 2009

Investigators will try to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a double-wide mobile home this afternoon at Doral Village on U.S. 19 in Dunedin. ...more

July 11, 2009