A 15-year-old pedestrian from Oldsmar was killed Friday night after being hit by a pickup on Tampa Road about 200 yards west of the intersection with East Lake Woodlands Parkway. ...more

March 29, 2009

It wasn't barbecue cooking overnight at Reggie's Rib Shack on 1301 N. Howard Ave. Friday night – it was the restaurant. ...more

March 28, 2009

Pasco County school officials and emergency agencies joined forces this morning to practice for a scenario they would prefer not to face – a school bus accident with a dead driver and injured students. The emergency and school personnel, assisted by 40 student volunteers, played out the mock accident in a Gulf High School parking lot where a day earlier they had turned an out-of-commission school bus on its side to help set the stage. Lt. Brian Prescott, who supervises school resource officers for the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, said it was important to run the drill to improve the chances things move smoothly when a real accident happens. ...more

March 27, 2009

Hernando Beach residents are planning a shindig to raise funds for their injured assistant fire chief. ...more

March 27, 2009

Florida Avenue has reopened after a fire on West Comanche Avenue diverted traffic in both directions. ...more

March 26, 2009

TAMPA -- An odd smell is keeping students out of the Gorrie Elementary School library this morning, officials said. Tampa Fire Rescue responded to the school at 705 W. De Leon St. at about 7 a.m. after school personnel reported smelling smoke. ...more

March 26, 2009

One lane of eastbound Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard in Clearwater was closed this morning after a car hit a traffic signal, officials said. ...more

March 25, 2009

A man in his 40s and a 15-year-old boy were injured this afternoon when the personal watercraft they were trying to get on, off the shore of Sand Key, exploded, according to fire and police officials. ...more

March 24, 2009