Just for today, it's Sixburgh. Thousands of Steelers fans lined downtown streets Tuesday cheering and twirling Terrible Towels at a parade celebrating the team's victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Sunday's Super Bowl, the sixth for the storied franchise. ...more

February 4, 2009

The holiday season is a time when fire departments often experience an increase in accidental fires due to candles, electrical problems, drying live Christmas trees and misuse of space heaters as temperatures begin to plummet. ...more

December 3, 2008

Dear Mr. HandyPerson, I own a home that was built in 1949. My wife has always wanted to use the toilet-cleaning tablets that you put in the tank. I have discouraged it, because our drain plumbing is cast iron. Would the chlorine in the tablets harm the pipes? ...more

November 16, 2008

We're coming up to fall, my favorite time of the year for two reasons: it's football season, and it's the season of opening up the house to enjoy the great weather. I love the way my energy bill goes down as we don't need to use heat or air conditioning this time of the year. Any general tips for improving indoor comfort in the coming months? ...more

September 25, 2008

Polk County deputies arrested a man who took a Chevrolet 4x4 from the Family Fun Center in Lakeland on Friday evening after trying to carjack two other people, the sheriff's office said. ...more

July 18, 2008

The Rev. William Tassey planned to build his sermon last Sunday around a Bible verse that reads: "All things work for the good to them that love God." ...more

May 20, 2008

The Rev. William Tassey planned to build his sermon last Sunday around a Bible verse that reads: "All things work for the good to them that love God." ...more

May 19, 2008

A man charged and jailed in connection with six Tampa rapes was charged Friday in a seventh, which involves a 10-year-old girl. ...more

October 27, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - A fire on June 29 burned a good portion of the Best Western Inn & Suites under construction, but that didn't knock down owner Mike Patel; the hotel will be ready for business by December. ...more

October 24, 2007