A suspicious white powder in an envelope caused a scare at the Hillsborough County Courthouse on Monday afternoon, but it was not anthrax, Tampa Fire Rescue officials said. ...more

April 28, 2009

A suspicious white powder found in an envelope at the Hillsborough County Courthouse this afternoon is not anthrax, Tampa Fire Rescue officials said. ...more

April 27, 2009

A Tampa Fire Rescue employee struck three mailboxes, a sport utility vehicle's bumper and an in-ground Bright House cable box before driving off without reporting the crashes, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

April 27, 2009

Faulty wiring sparked a three-alarm blaze at an Armenia Avenue apartment complex that displaced 21 families Sunday afternoon. ...more

April 27, 2009

House fire kills dog ...more

April 26, 2009

I am strongly opposed to any creation of new taxing districts, a.k.a. taxing methods such as MTSU, to specialize the collection of taxes for EMS, countywide fire rescue, public schools or any such purpose. ...more

April 23, 2009

Three people escaped unharmed when fire broke out at a house on Piermaj Lane at about 8 a.m. today. For the second time today, Hillsborough Fire Rescue had to bring in a tanker truck to fight a fire. The house is in a heavily wooded area just off Interstate 275, and there are no hydrants nearby. ...more

April 20, 2009

Columbus Drive at 34th Street has reopened after a fire nearby at an insulation warehouse, fire officials said. The blaze at U.S. GreenFiber insulation is under investigation. ...more

April 15, 2009

An 11-year-old boy was hit by a car this afternoon while getting his tennis ball out of the street. ...more

April 12, 2009

No one had to evacuate the University of South Florida's Tampa campus when a gas leak was discovered Saturday night. ...more

April 12, 2009