Students from the University of Tampa donned work clothes to help local elders Aug. 28. With the coordination of Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay, 17 student volunteers headed to Jewish Towers on West De Leon Street. ...more

September 16, 2009

TAMPA -- An odd smell is keeping students out of the Gorrie Elementary School library this morning, officials said. Tampa Fire Rescue responded to the school at 705 W. De Leon St. at about 7 a.m. after school personnel reported smelling smoke. ...more

March 26, 2009

CRIME TRACKER This is a partial list of service calls reported Jan. 15-21 to the Tampa Police Department. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the department at (813) 276-3200. ...more

January 28, 2009

CRIME TRACKER This is a partial list of service calls reported Jan. 1-7 to the Tampa Police Department. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the department at (813) 276-3200. ...more

January 14, 2009

CRIME TRACKER This is a partial list of service calls reported Dec. 12-18 to the Tampa Police Department. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the department at (813) 276-3200. ...more

December 24, 2008

TAMPA The Outback Steakhouse in Palma Ceia is closed for a few hours while the restaurant does safety checks after a fire outside evacuated the building during lunch, a manager said. Tampa Fire Rescue District Chief Toby Hart said that what appears to have been a trash fire started about 12:41 p.m. in the alleyway between the restaurant at 3403 Henderson Blvd. and another building. ...more

December 8, 2008

A husband and wife escaped unharmed but were left homeless Friday night when fire swept through and destroyed their two-story home at 2995 W. Shula Road in the Highlands Lake Fire District. ...more

November 1, 2008

Germaine Gibbs faced the challenge: Walk forward. Walk backward. Never stop smiling. And point to the wall, pretending it's a Winnebago being given away on "The Price is Right." ...more

August 13, 2008

Tropical Storm Noel triggered mudslides and floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, pushing the death toll to 81 on Wednesday and forcing some parents to choose which children to save from the surging waters. ...more

November 1, 2007