A Tampa driver struck and killed 38-year-old Alberto Carlos Hernandez as he crossed State Road 686, west of 59th Street North, at 10:55 p.m. yesterday, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

September 20, 2009

A local teacher honored as Hillsborough County's best is a candidate for the statewide honor at a ceremony to be held tonight in Orlando. ...more

July 9, 2009

Winter Haven police charged a 16-year-old boy in a shooting that left a 40-year-old Plant City man seriously wounded. ...more

July 1, 2009

A 25-year-old Tampa man has been charged with DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide in connection with a crash Saturday morning. ...more

April 6, 2009

Hillsborough County's teacher of the year celebrated in style Thursday with her class at Cleveland Elementary School. Megan Allen and some of her fourth-grade students enjoyed a limousine ride as part of her prize, which also included a yearlong lease of a Lexus, thousands of dollars in education scholarships and a four-day trip to the Bahamas. We're guessing Allen won't be making that a class trip, however. ...more

March 20, 2009

A 79-year-old woman drove into a vacant shop at the Palma Ceia Village shopping plaza this afternoon, police said. ...more

February 26, 2009

Megan Marie Allen, a teacher at Cleveland Elementary School in Tampa, tonight received the honor of being the best teacher in Hillsborough County. ...more

February 9, 2009

Letters to the Editor ...more

January 30, 2009

A 25-year-old Poinciana man investigators say is connected to a slaying in May was indicted today by a Polk County grand jury. ...more

January 22, 2009

A 23-year-old St. Petersburg man was seriously injured this morning when he lost control of his car on Interstate 275 near the Hillsborough/Pasco County line. ...more

December 25, 2008