When John Feegel started as Hillsborough County's chief medical examiner in 1973, his office was in the basement of Tampa General Hospital. ...more

February 28, 2009

When John Feegel started as Hillsborough County's chief medical examiner, his office was in the basement of Tampa General Hospital. The office moved into a more spacious 8,000-square-foot building on Morgan Street in 1978. Thirty years later, the building became cramped, and there wasn't a proper place for families, funeral directors, law enforcement or reporters who frequent the building. Feegel died in 2003, but today his son was on hand for the grand opening of the office's new location, a 31,500-square-foot complex at 11025 N. 46th St. ...more

February 26, 2009

The new 31,500-square-foot Hillsborough County Medical Examiner complex has its grand opening Thursday. ...more

February 25, 2009

Hillsborough County is jumping on the Twitter trend, sending out county news via the social media service under the name @HCNews. So far, there's a small following -- 25 people -- but more could be flowing soon, given tweets from the county such as this one: ...more

February 25, 2009

The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office is moving from its downtown office on Morgan Street to higher ground near the University of South Florida. ...more

September 25, 2008

The medical examiner's office is moving from downtown to near the University of South Florida, where it will have more space for bodies and will be out of a flood zone. ...more

September 24, 2008