Police in Pinellas Park shot and killed a 44-year-old man who fired 30 shots while holed up in an apartment late Saturday night. ...more

July 20, 2008

DUNEDIN - Despite rescue attempts by an early-morning jogger and neighbors, a 58-year-old man died in a fire at his apartment this morning, witnesses and fire officials said. ...more

July 9, 2008

For 46 years, Delores Aldacosta was a hairdresser. She loved the work. "I was born to be one," she says. "I've got the gift of gab." ...more

June 28, 2008

TAMPA - Officials from Tampa and the local Catholic diocese dedicated an 80-unit apartment building today for the low income seniors who Msgr. Laurence Higgins called "forgotten people". San Lorenzo Terrace was built on 8 acres owned by the Diocese of St. Petersburg with a $6.6 million federal grant and started accepting residents in January. It is expected to be full by the end of this month. ...more

June 9, 2008

A construction crane snapped and smashed into an apartment building with a thunderous roar Friday, killing two workers in the city's second such tragedy in 2 1/2 months and renewing fears about the safety of hundreds of cranes towering over the New York skyline. ...more

May 31, 2008

PLANT CITY A predawn fire destroyed a three-unit apartment building outside Plant City, forcing one resident to escape through a second-story window, authorities said. Emergency units from three agencies in two counties responded to today's 4 a.m. alarm at 800 Sundial Loop, off Paul Buchman Highway, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue spokesman Ray Yeakley said. ...more

May 29, 2008

Imagine waking one morning to the sound of someone pounding on your door and then delivering an ominous message. ...more

May 22, 2008

Tenants have rights, can force landlords into foreclosure, attorney says. ...more

May 21, 2008

This is an excerpt from "A Place Called Canterbury," Dudley Clendinen's account of his mother's time in Canterbury Tower, a geriatric apartment building in Tampa. ...more

May 4, 2008

Tonight marks the fourth outing for "Welcome to the Captain," and its chances for survival are slim. ...more

February 24, 2008