Pasco County firefighters are battling a house fire in progress at 5011 Beau Road. It didn't appear anyone was in the residence, according to eyewitness accounts. No official reports, however, are yet available. ...more

September 29, 2008

Whenever rescue units are faced with excavating someone from inside a collapsed building, they can be assured of backup. ...more

September 29, 2008

A Verizon crew working outside a home this afternoon accidentally struck a power line, causing a power surge that started a fire in the home's attic, fire officials said. ...more

September 26, 2008

It's good to know who you can count on when times get tough. ...more

September 24, 2008

With money tight, Zephyrhills won't apply for a matching grant to fix flooding problems downtown. ...more

September 23, 2008

One person is injured and another with a gun is with police at the scene of a small fire in the 100 block of West Sligh Avenue, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

September 22, 2008

Michael Cogar, 50, of Sebring, died after Marylin Brown, 62, failed to negotiate a turn at State Road 17 and North Ridgewood Drive. ...more

September 22, 2008

They know they don't have $10,000 to spend on campaign signs. They have made only a few so far, but they want their message to be heard and seen, no matter how much they are being outnumbered or outspent. ...more

September 22, 2008

As farewells go, the one bestowed at Tuesday's City Council meeting could prove hard to top. Fire and Emergency Services Chief Daniel Azzariti was the man in the spotlight. ...more

September 20, 2008

To borrow a line we once heard attributed to the late Rich Litowchak, a former publisher of this newspaper, "The fact that you've been doing a job 30 years doesn't mean you've been doing that job well." On all the available evidence, that line can't be used to describe Daniel Azzariti's tenure with the New Port Richey Fire Department. ...more

September 20, 2008