Those who spent the Fourth of July watching fireworks rather than booking early - and less expensive - holiday airfares might still find a Thanksgiving travel bargain. ...more

October 31, 2009

A 2-year-old girl sustained a minor fracture and second-degree burns from a homemade firework during Independence Day celebrations. ...more

July 8, 2009

Celebrate 50 years of fun this summer with big names in country, Latin and classic rock. ...more

July 3, 2009

Regarding the fireworks remarks on June 28th ("Law ignites a fuse," Views): When are people going to take responsibility for their own actions? Like guns, fireworks are only dangerous if they are not used as the directions state. A lot of people are usually in a party mood and may drink too much and not think about how to use them as directed. Another reason why injuries happen is because of the idiots who let kids play with this stuff. Yes, there are some cases where the item goes awry and does not perform as it was intended to do, and injuries happen. Does that really mean that we have to ban yet another party item? ...more

June 30, 2009

Friends of 17-year-old Dustin Sean White gathered Sunday afternoon around the cordoned-off clubhouse parking lot where the teen was shot and killed early Sunday morning. ...more

June 15, 2009

Fireworks could erupt this afternoon when the Hillsborough County Commission takes its first hard look at next year's budget shortfall. County Administrator Pat Bean surprised some commissioners Friday when she said the bleak economic outlook could force her to lay off 1,000 employees over the next two years. Commissioner Al Higginbotham questioned whether so many layoffs are necessary, and he accused Bean of using the layoff announcement to pressure Sheriff David Gee into reducing his workforce. ...more

March 31, 2009

On May 20, the city will have its 84th birthday as an incorporated community. It could be right around that time residents will decide whether the city will see an 85th anniversary. ...more

March 12, 2009

Pasco County Sheriff's Office detectives have identified the victim in Saturday's fatal fireworks store fire as the store's owner. ...more

March 11, 2009

Those devices detonated yesterday atop a Lakeland parking garage by a bomb squad robot? Not explosive devices, investigators now say, but the remains of one previously exploded and some trash. ...more

March 10, 2009

A fire this morning that left 10 people homeless was set intentionally, investigators say. ...more

March 9, 2009