FIRING RANGE AND FIREHOUSE Scheduling conflicts at the shooting range owned by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office have long made it tough for Tampa police officers to get in their firing practice, Police Chief Stephen Hogue said. Now, the city is planning to lease space at the Lithia range for a nominal price. Using about $465,000 from the sale of two aircraft, the Tampa Police Department plans to remodel space at the existing range for use primarily by the city's law enforcement officers. A classroom might be built as well. The city also plans to build Fire Station No. 22 this year near Cross Creek Boulevard and Morris Bridge Road. That's a $2 million project, with money coming from the Community Investment Tax. ...more

August 25, 2008

A federal judge on Friday set a March 10 trial date for a former University of South Florida engineering student charged in connection with a case against two other former students accused of transporting explosives. ...more

February 9, 2008

TAMPA - A federal judge today set a March 10 trial date for a former University of South Florida engineering student charged in connection with a case against two other former students accused of transporting explosives. ...more

February 8, 2008

More than a dozen construction projects are under way or on the drawing board at this 67-year-old military installation. ...more

February 4, 2008

A shooting accident involving a 5-year-old boy at the Venice Police Department's gun range could have been avoided if safety standards commonly used by other law enforcement agencies had been in place. ...more

December 16, 2007

Hamou Moussaoui and Anissa Zekkari came to the United States from Morocco on Wednesday, proud parents, eagerly anticipating their son's graduation from the University of South Florida with three degrees. ...more

December 15, 2007

The Plant City Police Department is seeking to renew the state accreditation it first received in 2004. ...more

October 31, 2007

Elizabeth Engler is an attentive mother of six who makes sure her school-age children check in by cell phone during the day, say an evening prayer before dinner and adhere to strict bedtimes. ...more

September 3, 2007