Florida's roads were measurably safer in 2008. ...more

January 27, 2009

Four water tender trucks, each holding up to 4,000 gallons of water, were needed to battle a fire that destroyed a home in Dover late Thursday night. ...more

January 23, 2009

For the second day in a row, Hillsborough County firefighters are tackling a house fire with no hydrant nearby. ...more

January 21, 2009

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue workers battled a two-alarm fire at an abandoned house in Ruskin early this morning. ...more

January 20, 2009

Pinellas County officials are investigating a series of related arsons that include someone tossing a Molotov cocktail. ...more

January 19, 2009

A dog died in a mobile home fire in Seffner this morning, a fire official said. ...more

January 17, 2009

A sexual harassment suit has been filed against the county jail by a former corrections officer who claims she received a "constant barrage" of lewd comments from her superiors. ...more

January 16, 2009

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is continuing an active investigation into the discovery of a body inside a burned vehicle Nov. 29 in Hardee County. ...more

January 8, 2009

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is continuing an active investigation into the discovery of a body inside a burned vehicle Nov. 29 in Hardee County. ...more

January 7, 2009

December was as unseasonably warm as November was cold. Water temperatures at the end of the year were in the high 60s, and that made for some very good fishing on the flats off South Shore. ...more

January 7, 2009