Law enforcement and fire officials think an attempt to hot wire and steal a truck led to an early-morning fire Monday in the 4000 block of Mondale Avenue. ...more

August 11, 2009

Unconfirmed reports indicate that Alain Hyppolite, the West Palm Beach resident who was struck by lightning Thursday at Spring Lake Golf Resort, has died. ...more

June 11, 2009

The importance of good neighbors can't be denied. When Dottie Hackett found out that Todd and Ellen Tillman had lost tools worth $20,000, along with family heirlooms, in a fire March 2 that destroyed two outbuildings, she got busy. Hackett and her neighbors donated a total of about $200 to Bagwell Lumber Co. ...more

March 10, 2009

For volunteer firefighters, this was the Holy Grail. To stay under the smoke, kneel when entering the door of a burning home. Follow the hose in, remain with the three-man team, and make sure all three come out. ...more

September 15, 2008

State Fire Marshal investigators suspect a lightning strike was the culprit in a house fire that destroyed an Avon Park Lakes home at 2643 Rehrer Road, Tuesday afternoon. ...more

July 17, 2008