Community volunteers are revving their airboat engines for another day of service, planning to remove abandoned crab traps threatening marine life in Cockroach Bay. ...more

January 20, 2009

If you've never heard of My Safe Florida Home, the state's free hurricane inspection program, chances are you soon will. ...more

January 19, 2009

Before she left her house Friday night to hang out with a friend, Samantha Hasting sent a text message. ...more

January 18, 2009

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is looking for a vehicle, possibly a Ford, that struck and killed a 17-year-old Haines City girl Friday night, officials said. ...more

January 17, 2009

If you've never heard of My Safe Florida Home, the state's free hurricane inspection program, chances are you soon will. ...more

January 14, 2009

LAKELAND -- The Polk County Sheriff's Office reports all lanes are open following this morning's tractor-trailer crash on U.S. Highway 98 near Winter Lake Road. ...more

January 8, 2009

A New Year's Day fire that may have been started by fireworks damaged a house, St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue reported. ...more

January 1, 2009

Six months after accepting its last applications for grants and free home inspections, the My Safe Florida Home program has yet to reimburse thousands of homeowners for making hurricane-safety improvements. ...more

December 20, 2008

Six months after accepting its last applications for grants and free home inspections, the My Safe Florida Home program has yet to reimburse thousands of homeowners for making hurricane-safety improvements. Why the delay? ...more

December 19, 2008

Crews this morning successfully demolished another underwater section of the old John's Pass Bridge as part of the state's ongoing bridge replacement project. ...more

December 16, 2008