The general manager of the Splash Island Water Park at Cypress Gardens said she was fired Friday for calling 911 about a spill of pool chemicals. ...more

September 11, 2009

A third man has been accused of having sex with a 12-year-old girl, according to Clearwater Public Safety officials. ...more

July 16, 2009

About 30 residents of a Winter Haven nursing home have been evacuated because of a fire, according to Polk County public safety officials. ...more

July 10, 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 Frostproof fire is now 100 percent contained but has done plenty of damage. ...more

March 3, 2009

Sarasota County will immediately change how it handles 911 calls as a result of an infant's death last month, when emergency workers were sent to an address 30 miles from the baby's home. ...more

February 11, 2009

The person who jumped off a second-story balcony to escape a fire Tuesday night has been identified as Gerald Parks, 60, Clearwater public safety officials said this morning. Parks had already leapt off the balcony when firefighters arrived at the two-alarm blaze at a condominium building at 171 Marina Del Ray Court at about 11:30 p.m. ...more

December 31, 2008

Clearly feeling renewed confidence after her vice presidential debate with Joe Biden last week, Sarah Palin charged up an enthusiastic crowd with attacks on Barack Obama in a Clearwater rally Monday morning. ...more

October 7, 2008

Gov. Sarah Palin campaigns in Clearwater's Coachman Park during Florida tour. ...more

October 6, 2008

Public safety officials at the Emergency Operations Center were expecting Tropical Storm Hanna to turn north Thursday, steering clear of Florida, but they're keeping an eye on Hurricane Ike, already a Category 4 storm with sustained winds at 140 mph. ...more

September 5, 2008