Thanks to a winning grant proposal, Tampa will receive more than $1.6 million in federal stimulus money to begin the construction of Fire Station No. 22 on Cross Creek Boulevard this year. ...more

October 21, 2009

Smoke from Saturday's brush fire that endangered Lakeshore Mall and the nearby post office was still visible Monday morning and probably will be for several weeks. ...more

March 17, 2009

How close did Lakeshore Mall and the Lake Jackson post office come to burning down Saturday afternoon? ...more

March 16, 2009

A wildfire endangered buildings where fireworks are stored, then jumped Flare Road and headed north and west across a vacant field toward Lakeshore Mall and the post office on Saturday afternoon. Lakeshore Mall was evacuated, but reopened Saturday night, and expected to be open Sunday. ...more

March 15, 2009

The West Sebring Volunteer Fire Department has not just been busy, it's been very busy. ...more

March 11, 2009

A family of five was displaced Tuesday morning when a kitchen fire started at a stove and spread into a microwave and kitchen cabinets. ...more

January 28, 2009

SEBRING — A small wildfire in the northeast part of Highlands Hammock State Park was extinguished Monday evening, causing no injuries or property damage. The rain helped firefighters and forestry officials put a quick end to the fire. Chief Scott Mann of the West Sebring Volunteer Fire Department said the fire affected about five acres before it was put out 7:30 p.m. ...more

June 3, 2008

A veteran Republican lawmaker called on Office of Special Counsel chief Scott Bloch to resign Wednesday , one day after nearly two dozen FBI agents raided agency headquarters and carted off boxes of documents and equipment that officials said were related to a probe of Bloch's activities. ...more

May 8, 2008

Still more snow piled up Sunday in the Sierra Nevada, where at least 5 feet had fallen from a storm that contributed to flooding in Fernley, killed at least three people and blacked out thousands of customers. ...more

January 7, 2008

A program being introduced here will give Oldsmar firefighters and emergency medical service workers access to homes of the sick, elderly or high-risk residents needing assistance without having to break down a door or smash a window. ...more

November 17, 2007