Ken Kroll, who greeted thousands of customers with a smile at Sobik's cafe in the Fred B. Karl County Center, died Tuesday, Hillsborough County employees said. ...more

June 24, 2009

A bill being considered in the Florida Legislature would do away with the state's growth management agency, the Florida Department of Community Affairs. The result of the debate will determine how Florida manages future development. ...more

March 22, 2009

The Internal Revenue Service issued guidelines Tuesday that will allow relief and refunds for some Bernard Madoff victims who were taxed for investment earnings that turned out to be nonexistent. ...more

March 17, 2009

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has released a description of a suspect involved in a deadly beating in Tampa last week. ...more

February 25, 2009

Kristen Sheahan recalls it as one of her most thrilling elementary school memories, circa the early 1990s. ...more

January 23, 2009

How would you like to see Bruce Springsteen's Super Bowl halftime show up close and free? Producers of the Feb. 1, half time show need about 2,000 "excited fans" to be on the field during the concert by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. ...more

January 5, 2009

Pinellas County deputies have concluded the first phase of an operation involving counterfeit check-cashing rings they say created millions of dollars in losses to Florida banks. ...more

November 14, 2008

Just a day after the Federal Reserve dropped its key short-term interest rate to 1 percent - matching the generational low reached in 2003-04 - the betting is intensifying on another cut. ...more

November 2, 2008

The grip U.S. airlines have on travelers' wallets is about to get tighter as carriers move ahead with plans to trim their domestic schedules because of the high cost of fuel. ...more

August 30, 2008

The Plant boys golf team has been Hillsborough County's best each of the past two seasons, but for the Panthers to stay on top in 2008 they'll have a few hills to climb. ...more

August 26, 2008