If all goes as planned, the two suspects accused of beating a popular figure known as "The Walker" will stand trial next week. ...more

February 6, 2009

A 3-month-old baby died Saturday after an ambulance was sent to a home in Englewood instead of the correct address in Sarasota, leading to an internal investigation by Sarasota County 911 officials. ...more

February 4, 2009

Public Can Sound Off On Station Relocation County officials will hold a public meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday on a proposal to relocate a fire station from Springhead to Bealsville in eastern Hillsborough. ...more

January 28, 2009

In its bid to become the master developer for the city's multimillion-dollar makeover of two deteriorated shopping plazas south of Bullard Parkway and east of 56th Street, the Atlanta-based Vlass Group believes it has a doable plan for the city's much-sought-after town center. ...more

January 28, 2009

The Progress Village-Palm River communities will soon get an ambulance and crew to provide around-the-clock advanced life support coverage. ...more

January 23, 2009

County fire officials are once again recommending that an advanced life-support ambulance be moved full time from a Lutz fire station to the much poorer minority community of Progress Village. ...more

January 22, 2009

Pasco County Fire Rescue had hoped to be in its new Station 16 before the end of the year. Now it looks like the station on State Road 54 won't be ready until mid-February. ...more

January 22, 2009

Hillsborough County fire officials are once again recommending that an advanced life support ambulance be moved full time from a Lutz fire station to the much poorer minority community of Progress Village. ...more

January 21, 2009

County officials will hold a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3 on a proposal to relocate a fire station from Springhead to Bealsville in eastern Hillsborough. The Springhead Fire Station, at 4503 Coronet Road, is in need of about $500,000 in renovations. County fire officials are pondering the possibility of instead building a station at Bealsville Park, at 5009 Nesmith Road, at a cost of about $1 million. ...more

January 21, 2009

Fire Station One on Dairy Road will now comply with the city's sprinkler ordinance, thanks to a federal grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ...more

January 15, 2009