With a rash of arsons plaguing the V.M. Ybor neighborhood, Tampa Fire Rescue has created a new link on its Web site for anonymous tipsters. ...more

December 11, 2009

Fire investigators have questioned a man about a series of arsons in the past year in the Ybor City area, but no arrests have been made and his name was not released. ...more

December 10, 2009

A person was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital after a two-story house fire Tuesday night, Hillsborough County emergency dispatch said. ...more

December 1, 2009

Suffers second-degree burns; will be sent to Shands Burn Center ...more

October 28, 2009

Days after a family of three escaped a fire in their Robles Park home, firefighters and fire inspectors canvassed the neighborhood Friday morning, inspecting and installing smoke alarms and communicating safety tips. ...more

October 24, 2009

A fire that raged through an apartment complex building this morning was arson, investigators said, the second in less than a month at Waterman's Crossing. ...more

August 3, 2009

A teenager is believed to have been bitten by a shark Wednesday in the Intracoastal waters off Boca Ciega Drive, not far from where a man was killed by a shark nine years ago. ...more

July 22, 2009

A fire this evening at a two-story house at 23rd Street and 15th Avenue in Ybor City was contained and the blaze was kept from spreading to neighboring houses. ...more

June 14, 2009

Hillsborough County's Fire Prevention division is asking county commissioners for an increase in fees for commercial building inspections, plan reviews and other services. ...more

April 10, 2009

Police briefs. ...more

March 30, 2009