A concrete truck exiting Interstate 275 onto the Pinellas Bayway smashed into a guardrail there this afternoon, flipping over a wall and landing on the entrance ramp to the interstate, St. Petersburg fire officials say. When the truck flipped over onto the entrance ramp, the impact of the tank onto the asphalt created a hole 12 feet long and 4 1/2 feet wide, said Lt. Joel Granata of St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue. ...more

December 14, 2009

Daytime temperatures hovered around 60 today, but it will be much cooler for the tree lighters and carolers ushering in the holiday season tonight. ...more

November 27, 2009

Fire Station No. 22, a long-anticipated firehouse to serve subdivisions on the eastern end of Cross Creek Boulevard and parts of unincorporated Hillsborough County on Morris Bridge Road, has moved one step closer to construction. ...more

November 25, 2009

Hannelore Hoffmen could see the chaos and hear it outside of her neighbor's home Sunday night: the smoke, the crackling of the fire, the confusion from those who had been inside and the screams. ...more

November 17, 2009

A fire this morning damaged McDonald Elementary School. ...more

November 14, 2009

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded to a reported gas leak on the Tampa Electric property at 5103 Santa Fe Road near Denver Road early this morning. The call said that gas was shooting straight up into the air in two locations. Crews responding to the call were able to stop the immediate release. ...more

November 13, 2009

A 75-year-old wheelchair-bound woman is in serious condition tonight after her electrical recliner caught fire, Hernando County Fire Rescue said. ...more

October 27, 2009

A fire broke out this morning on the second floor of a building that houses residents 55 and older, prompting authorities to evacuate about 20 people, fire officials said. No residents in the building were injured, Capt. K. Larry Thompson of Lealman Fire District said. The 20 residents were congregating this morning at a clubhouse at Town Apartments, 5855 18th St., N., awaiting the American Red Cross to help them find shelter, Thompson said. ...more

October 23, 2009

A fire broke out in an unoccupied house this morning in south St. Petersburg, but it was brought under control in about 10 minutes, and much of the residence was salvaged, St. Petersburg fire officials say. ...more

September 17, 2009

Law enforcement and fire officials think an attempt to hot wire and steal a truck led to an early-morning fire Monday in the 4000 block of Mondale Avenue. ...more

August 11, 2009