TAMPA - The crash last weekend of two medical helicopters in Arizona that killed six people is unlikely to happen here because of all the precautions in place, said an Aeromed manager who oversees the landing and taking off of air ambulances at Tampa General Hospital. ...more

July 2, 2008

TAMPA – Semi-submarines are plying the eastern Pacific and Caribbean packed with tons of cocaine. ...more

June 26, 2008

SANFORD - Officials say everyone is safe after a Boeing 767 made an emergency landing at Orlando Sanford International Airport because of a smoky odor in the cabin. ...more

June 15, 2008

A Sudanese Airbus carrying 214 people veered off the runway in a thunderstorm and burst into flames late Tuesday, killing dozens unable to escape the inferno. Officials said more than 100 people fled the plane before it was engulfed by towering orange flames. ...more

June 11, 2008

SEBRING — The laughs start just after the curtain goes up when "Daddy Bud" kicks the bucket in "Dearly Departed," Highlands Little Theatre's newest comedy. But this show is a little different from other Little Theatre plays – non-actor guests will grace the stage. Opening night is Friday, June 6, with 12 notable residents taking their turn – for different performances – to die as Daddy Bud. Mayor George Hensley and Carl Cool, former county administrator, will both perish beneath the footlights. ...more

June 4, 2008

It is meant to be a celebration of childhood, but in Sichuan province on Sunday, Children's Day turned into a day of mourning and a provocation to parents whose children were crushed to death by falling school buildings during the powerful earthquake three weeks ago. ...more

June 2, 2008

Canadian authorities quarantined a train in northern Ontario on Friday after a woman died and several other people came down with an undetermined illness. ...more

May 10, 2008

Reef anglers, already concerned because of a threatened reduction in gag grouper harvest, are likely to see their opportunities further reduced when the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meets Feb. 6-7 in Panama City. On the agenda is a rule that would match state regulations to pending federal rules on red snapper harvest. ...more

January 23, 2008

For about three years, two Pasco Fire Rescue companies worked out of Station No. 24 in Dade City, running calls from city limits to Darby, Trilby and Blanton, a huge area by anyone's calculations. ...more

January 18, 2008

An explosion and fire along a gas pipeline killed a contract worker Saturday on an island used by industry near Detroit. ...more

January 6, 2008