The death toll from Hurricane Ike is remarkably low so far, considering that legions of people stayed behind as the storm obliterated row after row of homes along the Texas coast. But officials suspect there are more victims out there and say some might simply have been swept out to sea. ...more

September 18, 2008

Thousands of victims of Hurricane Ike settled in at shelters for what could be weeks, and others waited wearily in line for food, water, ice and gasoline Monday as it became increasingly clear the disaster along the Texas coast would be measured not by its death toll but by the misery it spread. ...more

September 16, 2008

Federal officials investigating a commuter rail collision that killed 25 people said Sunday that they were looking into a report that an engineer blamed for running a stop signal before the crash may have been text messaging around the same time. ...more

September 15, 2008

As officials concluded a search for victims of the worst U.S. train accident in 15 years, questions arose Saturday about why the engineer of a Southern California commuter rail locomotive allegedly ran through a stop signal, sending his train head-on into a freight train. ...more

September 14, 2008

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crews rescued two workers after a scaffolding fell at a high-rise building. ...more

August 17, 2008

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews were called to a water treatment plant tonight after receiving a call that chlorine gas was leaking from a 1-ton tank. ...more

August 11, 2008

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue is responding to the area of Williams Park in Riverview after several residents complained of an odor that made them ill. ...more

August 10, 2008

Authorities have identified a 3-year-old girl found in the community pool of a Hudson mobile home park Sunday, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. Pasco Fire Rescue crews tried to revive Kayla Echevarria, of 10428 Bream Drive, after she was pulled out of a community pool at Forest Green mobile home park, 11337 Hudson Ave., authorities said. She was found about 7:30 p.m. ...more

July 22, 2008

A 4-year-old girl died tonight after she was found in the community pool of a Hudson mobile home park, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

July 20, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A family of five was treated for carbon monoxide poisoning Friday morning caused by a generator in their home. ...more

July 4, 2008