A warehouse fire Sunday night caused damage estimated at $1.5 million, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

July 6, 2009

During a public forum late last year, Scott Edmiston pulled a credit card out of his wallet and held it up so that the new magnetic strip was showing in plain view. ...more

January 16, 2009

Charleston has narrowed its search for a new fire chief, and the field includes Fire Chief Jamie Geer of Clearwater Fire & Rescue. ...more

September 19, 2008

The City of Sebring has chosen the right way to impose its proposed fire assessments. Make groups of property owners pay proportionally to the fire calls they make, and don't exempt anyone. After the City of Avon Park's harrowing experience to make groups –– initially exempted –– pay their share of the assessment, Sebring has decided that exempting anyone, and later asking for their money, is a bad idea. That's a good policy in making taxation as fair as possible. Fires do not discriminate, be it a church building, a government office or a home, or a vacant lot. And there's no reason why some property owners should be discriminated against when paying this proposed assessment. ...more

May 12, 2008