In one of the area's few high school sporting events where both public and private schools compete against one another for the same title, the Hillsborough County Cross Country Championships will be staged today at Lake Park in North Tampa. ...more

October 27, 2009

For years, weekends have been about produce, housewares, clothing, hot breakfasts and bartering with vendors at the American Legion Flea Market. ...more

October 26, 2009

A day after two county commissioners proposed putting a homeless shelter at the former Floriland Mall, residents from nearby neighborhoods began voicing opposition to the idea. ...more

October 22, 2009

More than 30 Moffitt Cancer Center volunteers hoisted up shovels, paint brushes and cleaning liquids to spruce up the George Bartholomew North Tampa Recreation Center. ...more

October 21, 2009

USAA's topsy-turvy growth in Tampa is taking another turn. The financial services company plans on adding 200 people to the ranks of 1,772 workers in Tampa, adding a banking and investment operation to the company's insurance work. ...more

October 20, 2009

Lola Thompson's husband, Dennis, has no words to describe his feelings now that his wife of 46 years has been found alive and well. ...more

September 23, 2009

Police are continuing to search today for an 80-year-old woman who suffers from Alzheimer's. Lola Thompson was last seen at 4 p.m. Monday near North 30th Street and 113th Avenue. She was heading north, Tampa police said. ...more

September 22, 2009

Two men were in critical condition Monday night after a shooting in north Tampa. ...more

August 31, 2009

On Friday, Hillsborough County Tax Collector Doug Belden said wait times were averaging more than an hour, after averaging less than 15 minutes for eight years. At one point, there were more than 200 people waiting in the tax collector's Brandon and West County offices. Here are tips to avoid long lines or waits. ...more

August 31, 2009

Investigators believe someone set a fire in a city storage building early this morning that caused at least $20,000 in damage. ...more

July 19, 2009