Port Richey firefighters just got an exciting new piece of equipment they are in no rush to use. But when the time inevitably comes, the odds are now much better that they and the residents they are attempting to rescue from a burning building will make it out alive. ...more

March 10, 2010

A day after rescuing a woman from a burning home, Hillsborough County sheriff's Deputy Joe DeVore doesn't think he's a hero. ...more

March 9, 2010

A Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputy pulled a woman out of a burning building early today, saving her life. A call came into 911 at about 3:30 a.m., according to agency spokesman Larry McKinnon. ...more

March 8, 2010

Editor's note: The following letter was written to Susan Duval, principal of Springstead High School, and is published here at the author's request. ...more

February 25, 2010

About 40 people gathered Feb. 11 at the South Shore Business Park to see what Fred Jacobsen and Jim Hosler were up to. For weeks they'd been sending out e-mails announcing the formation of a new group aimed at bringing new business to South Shore. ...more

February 24, 2010

A "no trespassing" sign warned four teenagers in Florida not to walk onto the railroad trestle where they were joking around and taking pictures. A fisherman along the banks of the creek below also told them to be careful. ...more

February 22, 2010

About 40 people gathered Feb. 11 at the South Shore Business Park to see what Fred Jacobsen and Jim Hosler were up to. For weeks they'd been sending out e-mail messages announcing the formation of a new group aimed at bringing new business to South Shore. ...more

February 22, 2010

Remember how you felt on the last day of school, or on that last day of work before you left for your last big vacation? That is sort of where the Lightning are this weekend. ...more

February 13, 2010

An out-of-this world rock has become the center of a down-to-earth dispute over who its rightful owner should be. ...more

February 3, 2010

Carlos Pena was in his hometown of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, when an earthquake struck Haiti. ...more

January 19, 2010