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

A British tourist who disappeared two days ago while visiting relatives in Ruskin was found dead along Interstate 75 this morning, Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies said. ...more

March 13, 2009

About freight train traffic through Pasco County's largely rural eastern flank, two rules always apply. ...more

March 4, 2009

A record crowd of nearly 20,000 runners, joggers and walkers hit the streets of Tampa this weekend to take part in four races offered in the Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic. ...more

March 2, 2009

There was a time when Ryan Hall would have had plenty of company running on Bayshore Boulevard in the Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic 15-kilometer race. That was "back in the day," as many of the area's old-time runners like to say, when the world's best distance runners regularly made this event their first stop of the season. ...more

March 1, 2009

Drivers on U.S. 41 will need to take a detour near Adamo Drive this morning. The highway, also known as 50th Street, was closed just after 5 a.m. today to allow CSX Inc. to repair a railroad crossing. The closing is expected to last about three weeks. ...more

February 20, 2009

U.S. 41 just north of Adamo Drive will be closed for three weeks starting Friday to allow CSX Inc. to repair a railroad crossing. ...more

February 19, 2009

There are laws against scattering someone's ashes any old place you want. That goes for Daytona International Speedway. So everybody turn their head: Ron Hornaday Jr. owes his dad. ...more

February 12, 2009

Linda Cluey grows new varieties of roses on her 6 acres on Osteen Lane. She has lived there 20 years. Cluey loves her pastures, her barns, the quiet and the fresh air. ...more

February 3, 2009

If the landfill leaks, the contamination could spread. It could threaten the drinking water for the city of Tampa, landfill opponents say. They say the landfill's location is a problem, and the developer's testing of the site has come under criticism from a geologist hired by a local landowner. ...more

February 2, 2009