William Sipe moved to Tampa from New Hampshire in September 2008. In May, after scoping out the Bay area with his wife, Carol, the couple settled on a home in Valrico. ...more

November 4, 2009

Canine teams from throughout Pinellas County will graduate tonight from a four-month training program designed to hone their skills. ...more

March 5, 2009

While a rape suspect was plotting his escape from Falkenburg Road Jail, a detention deputy assigned to supervise him was playing card games, an Internal Affairs report states. ...more

February 19, 2009

The most unlikely animals can become lifelong buddies, while other dogs and cats strike up an immediate and everlasting intolerance. ...more

February 11, 2009

Dog lovers: The opening of your park is only two weeks away. Four-and-a-half years after it was envisioned, Rotary Centennial Park will debut to canines and humans alike Saturday, Jan. 31. ...more

January 17, 2009

A deputy shot an aggressive dog today after authorities say it was part of a pair of canines that bit two people in Brandon this afternoon. ...more

December 9, 2008

Deputies continued the search Monday night for an inmate who escaped from Falkenburg Road Jail as he was escorted to a medical clinic. ...more

October 27, 2008

Trevor Wyatt cannot speak, but there is happiness in his grin. The 6-year-old plops a hand on his dog's blond fur, stroking it from his wheelchair as he rolls past rows of houses on a balmy summer afternoon. ...more

August 27, 2008

A week after investigators seized 55 goats, 35 dogs and seven cats from a Seffner couple's property, the couple has been charged with animal cruelty, Hillsborough deputies say. ...more

August 6, 2008

All seven cats seized Wednesday from homeowners who kept the animals in putrid conditions were unhealthy and have been euthanized, but several of the homeowners' puppies will be adoptable Friday, investigators say. Investigators seized 55 goats, 35 dogs and seven cats from the Seffner couple. Six to eight Boston terrier puppies will go up for adoption Friday, Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan said. Other dogs will be sent to animal rescue groups. ...more

July 31, 2008