Severe thunderstorms packing large hail and possible tornadoes rumbled across the northern Midwest on Sunday, killing at least one person and damaging dozens of homes in this St. Paul suburb. ...more

May 26, 2008

PORT RICHEY - Fire trucks blocking U.S. 19 in both directions north of Jasmine Boulevard have just been moved after emergency crews were able to stop a natural gas leak coming from the Congo River miniature golf course construction site. ...more

May 6, 2008

Gas leak closes US 19 ...more

May 6, 2008

Firefighters on Thursday finally doused the last flames of a deadly sugar refinery blast, a week after the refinery ignited. ...more

February 15, 2008

PINELLAS PARK - Rescue crews pulled a construction worker out of a 15-foot trench this morning after a bucket that had been removed from a back hoe fell on his feet, fire officials said. ...more

January 24, 2008

Polk County sheriff's Deputy Paul Buoniconti didn't think the man could survive. Amid the fiery Interstate 4 pileup, the victim's car was pinned beneath a tractor-trailer, which in turn was wedged between two other vehicles. ...more

January 15, 2008

BARTOW - Of all the personal stories that have emerged from the massive pileup in Polk County last week, perhaps none is more compelling that the one told by Deputy Paul Buoniconti, a Marine combat veteran who drew from his wartime experience to do what he thought was right. ...more

January 14, 2008

POLK CITY - Smoke from a bush fire mixed with early morning fog was blamed for a 50-vehicle pileup in Polk County early this morning that Sheriff Grady Judd called "the worst you've ever seen." ...more

January 9, 2008

BARTOW - A Polk County sheriff's deputy responding to a possible burglary struck a car that pulled in front of him shortly after 7:30 p.m. today. ...more

December 25, 2007

A 49-year-old skydiver died Tuesday morning from injuries suffered when his tangled parachute failed to open Sunday, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

November 21, 2007