A destructive winter storm left more than a million customers in the dark before barreling into the Northeast today, delaying flights and turning the morning rush into the morning slush as communities braced for the worst. ...more

January 28, 2009

before I realized that final confrontation in the kitchen was staged for me and my brothers. Papa wanted us to know what kind of woman Mama was, and he succeeded. But the lesson I learned was not the one he intended. Something else happened that spring, however, something that gave me reason to watch and wait, imagining flashes of summer colors out of the corner of my eye. ...more

January 25, 2009

Laws mandating stores sell only cigarettes that are slow-burning and fire-safe went into effect in five states on New Year's Day, and Florida will join the list next year. ...more

January 3, 2009

Smoke Alarm Safety Tips ...more

December 15, 2008

More residents of Southern California were urged to leave their homes Sunday despite calming winds that allowed a major aerial attack on wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and blanketed the region in smoke. ...more

November 17, 2008

The state Fire Marshal's Office is investigating six intentionally set fires in downtown Sebring, near and in the vicinity of Sebring Middle School, located in the southeast quadrant of the city. ...more

November 13, 2008

Lawrence D'Acunto did little to set the record straight on the subject of Spring Hill Fire Rescue District independence as he purported in the Oct. 23 edition of Hernando Today. I will take his points separately. ...more

October 25, 2008

Polk deputies are investigating three arson cases at Ridge Middle School in Dundee. ...more

October 24, 2008

It took nearly four hours to contain a blaze that destroyed a 56-foot wooden boat at Demen's Landing, said Lt. Joel Granata of St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue. ...more

October 20, 2008

Tampa firefighters ignited a blaze this morning in a new $200,000 training building – a series of seven red shipping containers with metal stairs, doors, windows and vents. ...more

September 26, 2008