4+ day, 2+ min ago   (214+ words) A suspected lightning strike caused a fire at an apartment complex in Brooksville on Wednesday, Sept. 9, Hernando County Fire Rescue said. [ Hernando County Fire Rescue ] The agency responded to the Authentix Suncoast apartment complex at 432 Coast Drive at around 5:45 p.m. for…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (60+ words) tampabaybeacons.com By FRED BELLET, Tampa Bay Beacons WESLEY CHAPEL — Bagpipe music drifted across the courtyard at Tampa Premium Outlets on Sept. 5 as walkers gathered for the 9/11 Memorial Mile, an annual remembrance of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the Sept....

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (474+ words) No injuries reported, but floor, roof and sound system heavily damaged; team in talks with Eckerd College to host games By BOB PUTNAM, Tampa Bay Beacons ST. PETERSBURG — A lightning strike touched off a three-alarm fire in the gymnasium at…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (561+ words) Chandler family’s Fields Inc. keeps Barefoot Beach House, Pier 60 stands under five-year pact with three renewal options By MARK SCHANTZ, Tampa Bay Beacons Correspondent CLEARWATER — The City Council has extended the city’s Clearwater Beach concession contract for five more years,…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (667+ words) A summer renovation let water into the locker room, mold closed it for five weeks, and the Vikings spent the start of the season on the road. They go home Sept. 18. By BOB PUTNAM, Tampa Bay Beacons ST. PETERSBURG — Friday…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (766+ words) Joey Resnick, president and CEO of Premier Community HealthCare Group, asks Hernando County commissioners for land for a new health center in Spring Hill. [ Image from VIDEO ] Frank and Carol Morsani’s donation will help start fundraising for new facility BROOKSVILLE…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (637+ words) Board also clears 110-unit townhouse project off Bourassa Boulevard BROOKSVILLE — Hernando County commissioners voted 5-0 on Sept. 1 to reject a rezoning that would have allowed duplexes on a Hernando Beach tract, ending a debate that ran more than two hours and…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (392+ words) School is back in session! Bradenton Fire Department personnel joined in welcoming students back to school throughout the city. This annual event provides us the opportunity to greet students, interact with our community, and remind all travelers to stay alert…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (581+ words) As the strains of “Fame, the Musical” fade from the Manatee Performing Arts Center’s August run, Bradenton and Manatee County leaders move forward with Point Park University of Pittsburgh to create a performing arts school downtown. By CINDY LANE, Tampa…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (878+ words) Commission also weighing beach parking at $3.50 an hour, up from $6 a day By JEFF ROSENFIELD, Tampa Bay Beacons TREASURE ISLAND — Pinellas County would shut down libraries, close parks and cut into nearly every corner of its budget before touching public…...