Firefighters have contained a brush fire in the Alafia River area, even though they were stymied by the unreclaimed phosphate mine landscape of steep hills and deep gullies. ...more

November 9, 2009

TAMPA After sitting out the entire cross country season recovering from stress fractures in both lower leg bones, no one was counting on Trenor Wilkins to do much at Tuesday's Hillsborough County Championships besides line up and get his first race under his belt. ...more

October 28, 2009

A sudden rain shower contributed to a pileup that involved dozens of vehicles on the Howard Frankland Bridge on Sunday afternoon. The Florida Highway Patrol worked 19 crashes involving 64 vehicles traveling in the southbound lanes of Interstate 275. ...more

September 28, 2009

A 21-year-old Tampa woman wildly fired a handgun three to four times in the direction of her brother-in-law and nieces this morning, Hillsborough deputies say. ...more

September 25, 2009

The 5-year-old girl was wearing a nightgown and sneakers; the 2-year-old boy was clad only in a "very soiled diaper" and pajama shirt. ...more

September 17, 2009

The Highlands 4-H dog club is hosting the first statewide 4-H Dog Conference at 4-H Camp Cloverleaf in Lake Placid Aug. 7-9. ...more

August 6, 2009

The Keystone Civic Association's Adopt-A-Road crew hit the street April 18 for the Great American Cleanup, Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful, and to celebrate Earth Day. About 19 volunteers scoured the group's adopted section of Gunn Highway - from Van Dyke Road to Tarpon Springs Road; Gunn Highway south to Miles Road; and Tarpon Springs Road from Gunn Highway to Blake Road; and a half-mile of Wayne Road west from Gunn Highway - a total of three miles. ...more

April 29, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Participating in marathons no longer motivates longtime runner Rick Clark. ...more

April 1, 2009

With ground broken and equipment in place, FishHawk Ranch is closer to having a new major corporate neighbor, bringing in hundreds of subcontract employees to work in the area. ...more

March 27, 2009

A Hillsborough County deputy was dragged this morning by a vehicle driven by a Hillsborough County substitute teacher, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

March 26, 2009