A few Sickles High School students received an expensive lesson last week, courtesy of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

February 9, 2008

Although blame for the Interstate 4 pileup has widely been placed on smoke and fog, the Florida Highway Patrol says at least part of the fault lies with drivers. ...more

February 2, 2008

TAMPA - The Florida Highway Patrol has ticketed nine drivers in the pileup on Interstate 4 in January, but troopers say many more citations likely will be issued as they reconstruct the chaos that unfolded in the smoke and fog. ...more

February 1, 2008

For years, city residents and even city officials have been frustrated by the slow code enforcement process, which can take months or years to resolve some cases. ...more

January 20, 2008

The company that flew the first privately funded manned rocket into space has been cited in connection with an explosion last summer that killed three workers, the state said Friday. ...more

January 19, 2008

TAMPA - Cameras at red lights, which police say save lives and drastically cut the number of light-jumpers, may be coming to Hillsborough County in the near future. Hillsborough County commissioners today gave the sheriff's office a green light to further investigate installing the cameras at 10 of the county's most dangerous intersections. The intersections were not identified. ...more

January 16, 2008

Having returned to the Tampa area after living in Seattle the past five years, I am shocked at a multitude of declining quality-of-life issues in the bay area. One strong and dangerous concern is the number of cars that speed through traffic lights as they turn from caution to red. ...more

January 7, 2008

A 5-year-old boy was listed in serious condition today at Tampa General Hospital after a vehicle hit him while he was riding his motorized scooter, officials said. ...more

December 27, 2007

The Florida Highway Patrol plans to crack down on aggressive driving, speeding, safety restraint violations and driving under the influence this holiday season. ...more

December 23, 2007

County might send out "water cops" to catch violators of once-a-week lawn watering ...more

December 5, 2007