Tom Roberts can hardly bear to look at the charred walls and jumbled remnants of the World War II-era hardware store that has been his daily routine for 35 years. ...more

June 10, 2008

TAMPA – A day after a devastating fire, the owners of a World War II-era hardware store continued sorting through the charred wreckage in hopes of salvaging remnants of their business. ...more

June 9, 2008

TAMPA - Firefighters have reopened Nebraska Avenue between Hillsborough and Hanna avenues after a fire that destroyed Tampa Bay Hardware Sunday night shut down the surrounding roads for nearly 24 hours. ...more

June 9, 2008

A Sunday evening fire gutted Tampa Bay Hardware, the oldest hardware store in the city and a mainstay of the Seminole Heights neighborhood for decades. ...more

June 9, 2008

SEMINOLE HEIGHTS - Nebraska Avenue is closed in both directions as firefighters battle a three-alarm fire at the oldest hardware store in Tampa. ...more

June 8, 2008

TAMPA - When Laverne Deffenbaugh tried to get on her Continental Airlines flight to Tulsa, Okla., this morning, she didn't get far. Transportation Security Administration screeners noticed something strange in her purse, according to Tampa International Airport police. Two sets of brass knuckles. ...more

June 4, 2008

PALM HARBOR - After leaving her adult care center Feb. 26, Mary Gill Zelter was found dead in the Intracoastal Waterway, the victim of an apparent accidental drowning. ...more

June 3, 2008

Broken luggage is stacked on Bob King's backroom shelves, on layover from hometowns named Hebron, Ky.; Battle Creek, Mich.; and Frisco, Texas. ...more

May 28, 2008

TAMPA – Investigators say the quick actions of two city workers saved a motel from possibly burning to the ground today. The fire broke out at the Alamo Motel, 6110 N. Nebraska Ave., just before 10 a.m., Tampa Fire Rescue Capt. Bill Wade said. The single-story motel is across the street from Tampa Fire Rescue Station No. 7, but it took firefighters eight minutes to respond because personnel were at a supply center in East Tampa, Wade said. ...more

May 27, 2008

Step into Tampa Bay Hardware and step back in time. There's no air conditioning; giant fans in wood boxes effectively circulate the warm air. ...more

May 21, 2008