Katie Sharer recalled how nervous she was as a 16-year-old competing in a swimsuit for Florida Strawberry Festival queen. ...more

July 25, 2008

East Hillsborough County offers an array of worship options. According to a June 2008 poll conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, 92 percent of Americans believe in God. ...more

July 23, 2008

A day after pilot Harlan "Lanny" Northcott and his two passengers died while attempting to fly a cancer patient home, his devastated family tried to cope with their loss. ...more

July 19, 2008

A day after pilot Harlan "Lanny" Northcott and his two passengers died while he was attempting to fly a cancer patient home, his devastated family is trying to make funeral arrangements and thinking about a memorial service. ...more

July 18, 2008

Connecticut is tops. Mississippi is at the bottom. And Florida is about in the middle. Where does your state and community fit in terms of standard of living? A new study modeled on the United Nations Human Development Report provides what it calls a "snapshot" of Americans' well-being, ranked by state and congressional district. ...more

July 16, 2008

When artist Ernesto Cuevas Jr. first asked children at the Gardenville Recreation Center to draw what was near and dear to them, he got a surprise. ...more

June 22, 2008

A rural haven where troubled teen girls learn to turn their lives around in a Christian atmosphere recently celebrated its 35th anniversary. ...more

June 21, 2008

Lessons learned when school bus routes were changed to save money and time in east Hillsborough County last year will help the school district avoid pitfalls as the changes are implemented this year in other parts of the county, the head of school district transportation said. ...more

June 19, 2008

TAMPA - A 55-year-old man was arrested today after the 1-year-old boy he was babysitting wandered off about half a mile from home. ...more

May 28, 2008

Sandra Raulerson Cameron has lived all her life in rural east Hillsborough County amid orange groves and strawberry fields. That serenity has given her an appreciation for the quiet, pastoral life. ...more

May 7, 2008