A broken sewer line has spilled about 300,000 gallons of sewage into Sweetwater Creek in the Town N' Country area and residents are warned to avoid contact with the creek and where it flows into Tampa Bay for the next several days. ...more

October 12, 2008

One of Gulf Boulevard's two northbound lanes is expected to remain closed today as crews continue to address a water main that was accidentally hit by a contractor, Pinellas County officials said. ...more

October 9, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Approximately 200,000 gallons of untreated sewage spilled into Sweetwater Creek on Friday afternoon, prompting a warning to residents along the creek to avoid the water, Hillsborough County officials said. ...more

September 13, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY Approximately 200,000 gallons of sewage spilled into Sweetwater Creek this afternoon, prompting a warning to residents along the creek to avoid contact with the water, Hillsborough County officials said. ...more

September 12, 2008

County officials on Thursday allowed the developer of Trilby Estates to go ahead with construction without tying into a nearby water line to provide fire protection. ...more

August 15, 2008

Explosions at a propane facility forced thousands of people to evacuate early Sunday, and witnesses described the sky lighting up in the glow of an enormous fireball before turning black with billowing smoke. One firefighter died, officials said. ...more

August 11, 2008

SEBRING — A major turning point in the battles over public access to outdoor recreation sites in Highlands County may have occurred Thursday when the only family heir to Allie and Albert Cain surfaced. ...more

January 4, 2008

County officials urged people to avoid any contact with Pebble Mound Creek near Memorial Highway and Bay Pointe Drive for the next several days after a pipe spewed 150,000 gallons of sewage into the waterway. ...more

December 19, 2007

TAMPA - County officials urged people to avoid any contact with Pebble Mound Creek near Memorial Highway and Bay Pointe Drive for the next several days after a pipe spewed 150,000 gallons of sewage into the waterway. ...more

December 18, 2007

As the cleanup of more than 8,800 gallons of gasoline from a spill Friday near the Port of Tampa continues, Tampa Fire Rescue knows who's footing the bill. ...more

November 25, 2007