Two veteran fire inspectors are accused of accepting hockey tickets, golf tournament entry fees and the use of a boat from a company whose work is inspected by the fire marshal's office, an apparent violation of city ethics policy and state law. ...more

December 15, 2007

TAMPA The city will hold disciplinary hearings Monday on two fire inspectors who are accused of accepting hockey tickets, golf entry fees and the use of a boat from a sprinkler company whose work is inspected by the fire department. ...more

December 14, 2007

Residents began making their way through back streets and dirt roads Sunday afternoon into evacuated areas of this upscale community to see whether their homes survived a wind-driven wildfire that scorched surrounding brush-covered hills. ...more

November 26, 2007

A crash in a rain-slicked Southern California freeway tunnel quickly turned into a fiery, chain-reaction pileup that mangled five to six trucks, killed at least two people and shut down the key north-south route as the wreckage burned for hours. ...more

October 14, 2007