A blaze this morning that caused $50,000 damage to a vacant house in the V.M. Ybor neighborhood was arson and occurred within walking distance of 20 other recent arsons, officials said. ...more

March 17, 2010

A cigar maker, a mason, a widow and a seamstress from France. They were among the 43 founding families of St. Louis Parish, founded in 1860, back when Tampa was just a spit on the map. ...more

January 30, 2010

A fire set in a neighborhood just north of the historical Ybor City district claimed another vacant house on Friday, fire officials said. ...more

January 30, 2010

A deliberately set fire in a neighborhood just north of the historic Ybor City district claimed another vacant house this morning, fire officials said. One firefighter was slightly injured. ...more

January 29, 2010

With the theme "Sharing of God's Love for 150 Years," Sacred Heart is sponsoring special Masses honoring Jesuits, military personnel and Catholic schools. Concerts, retreats, a movie showing, historical displays and a tour of a Catholic cemetery are all in the works. ...more

January 29, 2010

The windows in old City Hall have pretty much reached the end of their life. ...more

August 20, 2009

One person was burned and the family dog died in a house fire early this morning in St. Petersburg, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the 1:50 a.m. call at 2830 Seventh St. S. and found the one-story, two-bedroom wood-frame house spewing smoke and flames. ...more

June 4, 2009

A 76-year-old woman was visiting a Tampa home when a fire started and caused about $40,000 damage. About 12:03 p.m. today, firefighters came to a wood frame home at 1013 E. 14th Ave. and saw smoke coming from inside. Firefighters got the fire under control within 10 minutes. ...more

April 1, 2009

A spokesman for the state fire marshal's office in Tampa today confirmed that the source of the explosion that destroyed a home at 1524 Michigan Blvd. in Dunedin on Feb. 11 was a 33-pound industrial propane canister commonly used to fuel forklifts. ...more

February 24, 2009

St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue responded to a suspicious blaze tonight at 1703 43rd St. S., and an arson dog has been called to the scene. ...more

February 6, 2009