Men in traditional Puerto Rican straw pavas, or hats, teens wearing backward baseball caps and a smattering of women eager to break the gender barrier gathered recently to renew a connection with their island heritage. ...more

October 29, 2007

On a tree-filled lot north of town Friday morning, a large crane helped Benita and Carl Hayes fulfill a dream. ...more

October 13, 2007

VALRICO - Nanci Chadwick wasn't sure whether to go to sleep Sunday night or move her car and take her dogs, cats and chickens to higher ground. After driving rain last week and more Sunday in Polk and east Hillsborough County, the Alafia River rose more than 3.5 feet over the weekend, bringing it within 18 inches of flood stage, or 13 feet, regional forecasters said. Chadwick's home is right on the river. ...more

October 9, 2007

Nanci Chadwick wasn't sure whether to go to sleep Sunday night or move her car and take her dogs, cats and chickens to higher ground. ...more

October 9, 2007

TAMPA - Bay area auto insurance agents still don't know what to tell customers about changes in coverage that went into effect this morning. ...more

October 1, 2007

TAMPA - Bay area auto insurance agents still don't know what to tell customers about changes in coverage that went into effect this morning. State lawmakers have allowed the 36-year-old personal-injury-protection insurance to sunset. ...more

October 1, 2007

Her name is still a mystery. For possibly 15 years or more, her bones remained wrapped in a blanket, buried in the sandy soil of east Hillsborough County. ...more

September 27, 2007

Thinking caps were on this year as school officials set about finding a way to raise enough money to build a playground for special-needs students in east Hillsborough County. ...more

September 12, 2007

Thinking caps were on this year as school officials set about finding a way to raise enough money to build a playground for special needs students in east Hillsborough County. ...more

September 10, 2007