A blaze that firefighters said resembled an erupting volcano burned for hours at a Port of Tampa recycling business Friday, spewing a plume of smoke across Tampa Bay and slightly affecting air quality, officials said. ...more

December 1, 2007

TAMPA – Firefighters say a fire burning at a Port of Tampa business is still going strong, sending a plume of smoke billowing hundreds of feet into the air. ...more

November 30, 2007

A lawyer representing the 16-year-old boy authorities say punctured an ammonia pipeline in Riverview on Monday while drilling for money said he hopes people will "take a deep breath" and allow the boy to recover before pursuing a criminal case. ...more

November 17, 2007

City and county leaders made their best pitch Friday for state funding, but local legislators warned they might come up short given the tax-cutting climate in Tallahassee. ...more

November 17, 2007

In a modest country home, tucked down a dirt lane far from the city bustle, Marcella O'Steen harbors a morgue of county documents, zoning maps and speech drafts. ...more

November 17, 2007

TAMPA - A lawyer representing the 16-year-old boy authorities say punctured an ammonia pipeline in Riverview on Monday while drilling for money said he hopes people will "take a deep breath" and allow the boy to recover before pursuing a criminal case. ...more

November 16, 2007

Environmentalists were successful Thursday in persuading the Hillsborough County Commission to postpone passage of new wetlands regulations that they say would make it too easy for farmers to destroy small wetlands. ...more

November 16, 2007

The anhydrous ammonia cloud that billowed over the Alafia River for more than a day seemed to have caused little environmental damage, according to an early assessment by the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission. ...more

November 14, 2007

TAMPA - The anhydrous ammonia cloud that billowed over the Alafia River for more than a day seemed to have caused little environmental damage, according to an early assessment by the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission. ...more

November 13, 2007

RIVERVIEW – The deadly ammonia cloud that caused hundreds to be evacuated last night is almost contained this morning, more than 12 hours after a 16-year-old boy drilled a hole into the pipeline. Residents and business operators, however, are restricted from returning to the area just north of U.S. 301 and Riverview Drive. ...more

November 13, 2007