An electrical malfunction in a ventilation system triggered a fire that caused about $180,000 worth of damage to a house in Ybor Heights this morning, officials said. ...more

February 7, 2009

Toyota Motor Corp. on Monday unveiled the highly anticipated 2010 Prius that gets an average of 50 miles to the gallon. That's a 4 mpg improvement over the current model, which already is the most fuel-efficient vehicle ranked by the Environmental Protection Agency. ...more

January 13, 2009

In the past fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, complaint calls handled by Highlands County Animal Control grew by 21 percent over the previous year, shooting up to 7,730. ...more

November 24, 2008

Hillsborough County deputies searching Cory Cannon's home Wednesday in Valrico found 54 marijuana plants growing in a closet. ...more

November 13, 2008

Money for programs that help children, the elderly and business groups was restored Thursday by Hillsborough County commissioners as they struggled over what to cut and what to keep in a tough budget year. ...more

August 1, 2008

SAFETY HARBOR - About six people have fallen ill at an Einstein Brothers Bagels restaurant at 2519 McMullen-Booth Road., possibly from exposure to carbon monoxide, authorities said. ...more

May 3, 2008

An explosion almost certainly caused by a buildup of methane gas tore through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, killing at least 63 miners in what has become a deadly pattern in the mining industries of the former Soviet Union. ...more

November 19, 2007

Astronauts swung open the door to their new space station addition Saturday and floated into the spacious and sparkling white room, formally christening it Harmony. ...more

October 28, 2007

The Brandon Family Moose Lodge is expanding, with a $500,000 social and family center under construction. ...more

October 13, 2007