It's always great to see the stock market come back from the dead. But I am deeply worried that our political system doesn't grasp how much our financial crisis can still undermine everything we want to be as a country. ...more

March 13, 2009

Fire Chief Tim Mossgrove remembers the fire like it happened yesterday. ...more

February 13, 2009

The following locations will accept donations of toys, bedding, collars and other comfort items for cats and dogs through mid-January: ...more

December 24, 2008

A recent report on the county fire department could translate into savings on your homeowner's insurance. ...more

July 12, 2008

DUNDEE - Firefighters swam across a canal today to reach a fire at a rental resort that eventually destroyed a mobile home and a two-story wood house, Polk County Fire Rescue said. ...more

June 19, 2008

By next month, the city plans to hire a contractor to maintain its nearly 13,000 fire hydrants. ...more

January 26, 2008

A fire that destroyed a $900,000 home Monday apparently started when the occupant walked away from a barbecue grill after turning up the burners to clean it. ...more

December 11, 2007

Bye-Bye, Officer Bailey Barbara Bailey touched many lives - both human and animal - during her 23 years at Hillsborough County Animal Services. One thing she has learned: "Some days you're the dog, and some days you're the hydrant." The Plant City resident retires Wednesday. ...more

December 9, 2007

TAMPA - Repairs to a fire hydrant will close the southbound right turn lane of Bayshore Boulevard to Gandy Boulevard from midafternoon today until late Thursday morning. Hydrant Repairs Affect Bayshore Blvd., Hillsborough Ave. ...more

December 5, 2007

SEBRING — "Welcome to Our Salon," the sign states on the front door of a Lemon Avenue beauty shop as water flowed out the open entranceway Friday morning. ...more

November 30, 2007