The local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has taken in more than 130 cats and dogs and two guinea pigs affected by Hurricane Ike in mid-September. The animals had no identification or were surrendered by their owners. ...more

October 1, 2008

Whenever rescue units are faced with excavating someone from inside a collapsed building, they can be assured of backup. ...more

September 29, 2008

WASHINGTON - Congressional leaders said Saturday they hoped to reach an agreement on a multibillion-dollar bailout plan for the financial sector before the markets open Monday, even if House and Senate votes would come later. ...more

September 27, 2008

Pakistani investigators combed through the charred wreckage of the Marriott Hotel here Sunday in search of clues to who was behind a suicide bombing that killed at least 53 people, including two members of the U.S. military. ...more

September 22, 2008

Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary fell on the heels of the Democratic convention, the start of the Republican convention and in the midst of Hurricane Gustav. Now we are faced with recovery from Ike while, on the floors of Congress, the debate continues over how to address our nation's energy needs. ...more

September 18, 2008

Federal officials investigating a commuter rail collision that killed 26 people said they want to review cell phone records to determine whether an engineer blamed for running a stop signal before the crash may have been text messaging at the time. ...more

September 16, 2008

Two St. Petersburg women were hurt when the small plane they were in skidded off a runway and crashed early Friday morning at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Pinellas County authorities said. ...more

September 13, 2008

Two women were hurt in a small plane that skidded off a runway and crashed early this morning at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Pinellas County authorities said. ...more

September 12, 2008

The way Ray Ott tells it, time stopped for him just before 5 a.m. Thursday when he saw a Chevrolet Cobalt crash into a tractor-trailer. ...more

September 5, 2008

The intersection at 38th Avenue North and 16th Street is expected to remain closed for part of this morning after a semitrailer and car collided, and the car burst into flames, fire officials said. ...more

September 4, 2008