With less than a week to go before Christmas, nearly 1,000 children and their parents were treated to a holiday party Saturday at the University of South Florida. ...more

December 20, 2009

I wish to offer my sincerest and warmest thanks to everyone at Tampa General Hospital who worked in a concerted effort to save my life on Nov. 24 while I was visiting my wife, who was there for surgery. ...more

December 7, 2009

SEBRING The idea for the Backseat Guardian came one day when a teenaged driver cut in front of a car, almost causing an accident. ...more

November 30, 2009

Q. What people are most likely to get the swine flu? Is it people with a history of medical conditions? - Vanessa, Houston, Texas ...more

November 10, 2009

Voluntary swine flu vaccines arriving the next few weeks are available in three forms. Just one contains Thimerosal, a preservative containing mercury. ...more

October 10, 2009

Two more swine flu-related deaths have been reported in Hillsborough County. A 47-year-old woman died Sept. 16, and a 39-year-old man died Sunday. The woman had underlying medical conditions, the county health department said, while the man did not. They are the seventh and eighth people to die in Hillsborough County whose deaths were linked to swine flu. ...more

September 26, 2009

Health officials today confirmed the fourth swine flu-related death in Hillsborough County. ...more

August 6, 2009

Two men in Hillsborough and one in Hernando have died from swine flu, the first reported deaths attributed to the virus in both counties. ...more

July 23, 2009

A pre-dawn shooting in a field outside Zephyrhills left one man wounded and another under arrest for attempted murder, and created a puzzle for authorities, who say Thursday's victim is a suspect in a strangely similar incident that occurred Monday. ...more

March 6, 2009

A predawn shooting in a field outside Zephyrhills left one man wounded, another under arrest for attempted murder and a puzzle for authorities, who say the victim is a suspect in a strangely similar incident that occurred Monday. ...more

March 5, 2009