TAMPA A flag that once flew over the World Trade Center in New York City will hang in Mayor Pam Iorio's conference room – a gift from the police of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. ...more

September 11, 2008

The expected arrival of Tropical Storm Fay early this week resulted in little more than a drill for the Tampa area. ...more

August 24, 2008

TAMPA - Two Hillsborough County 911 operators who coached mothers giving birth over the telephone got a chance Thursday to meet and hold the babies they helped bring into the world. ...more

August 7, 2008

When Carlos Jose Gutierrez lost money in a slot machine at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino early Monday, deputies say he didn't just walk away, he called 911 to report that a slot machine stole his money. ...more

August 5, 2008

When Carlos Jose Gutierrez lost money in a slot machine at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino early this morning, deputies say he didn't just walk away. ...more

August 4, 2008

Repeated calls to the Hillsborough County 911 system by a man who wanted deputies to arrest him eventually got him what he wanted, a trip to jail. ...more

July 29, 2008

The woman who drowned Wednesday night in the Gulf of Mexico was a Norwegian tourist who was overtaken by a wave as her children watched from the beach, Clearwater police said. The woman was identified as Alicja I. Dyga, 51, said Clearwater public safety spokeswoman Elizabeth Daly-Watts. ...more

July 24, 2008

First the city laid off all of its dispatchers. Saturday, the council decided to also jettison its sole planner. ...more

July 22, 2008

The pockets are emptied, the cuffs click on. It's time for a phrase any self-respecting "Cops" fan can recite by heart. ...more

July 20, 2008

The pockets are emptied, the cuffs click on. It's time for a phrase any self-respecting "Cops" fan can recite by heart. ...more

July 19, 2008