Gidian Holbrook, 11, had Space Mountain on her mind. But first, she had to stick her leg through that magnet thingie. It would only be about 15 minutes, but to a girl making a short stop on her way to the Magic Kingdom with her family and best friend, it might as well have been 15 hours. ...more

November 15, 2008

State task force targeting financial fraud against elderly meets in Tampa. ...more

October 6, 2008

Most voters are aware that the candidates for sheriff and county commissioner will face off in the Aug. 26 primary. ...more

August 23, 2008

DUNEDIN - Despite rescue attempts by an early-morning jogger and neighbors, a 58-year-old man died in a fire at his apartment this morning, witnesses and fire officials said. ...more

July 9, 2008

A deadly mix of fog and smoke from a brush fire has led to the deaths of at least four people in a series of crashes on Interstate 4 near Polk City. ...more

January 9, 2008

When firefighters were called to a fire at 1502 S. Alexander St. on the night of Jan. 2, they determined the blaze was sparked by faulty wiring to a dining room light fixture, officials said. ...more

January 9, 2008

Someone out there has information about who started the fire at Imago Art Gallery. "It was not a normal fire," Bill McElligott, Dunedin Fire Department division chief, said. "This one definitely had a lot help," he said. "It was definitely arson." ...more

December 21, 2007

RIVERVIEW – The deadly ammonia cloud that caused hundreds to be evacuated last night is almost contained this morning, more than 12 hours after a 16-year-old boy drilled a hole into the pipeline. Residents and business operators, however, are restricted from returning to the area just north of U.S. 301 and Riverview Drive. ...more

November 13, 2007

The Lutz Volunteer Fire Department is relocating its ambulance to East Hillsborough on a 90-day trial basis beginning Nov. 1. ...more

October 17, 2007

From the base of a red firetruck, a ladder reaches 75 feet into the air. Without hesitation, volunteer firefighter Kenny Kelley, 19, begins to climb. He wears 75 pounds of gear but doesn't slow down. He reaches his destination, then returns to the ground, where another volunteer, Don Paulk, 40, awaits his turn. ...more

October 17, 2007