The University of South Florida's College of Nursing received a $3.5 million federal grant to hire more faculty and enroll more students to fill a growing nursing shortage. ...more

October 27, 2008

Bloomingdale High School graduate Matthew A. Brown went kayaking in Canada and went missing Saturday after a storm rolled through. Though his body hasn't been found, his family will hold a memorial service for him Saturday in Temple Terrace. ...more

August 14, 2008

Winifred and Walter J. Dean married in 1944 and soon after bought a lot in Brandon on which to build their home and raise a family. The parcel, a block north of Brandon Boulevard at Ridgewood Avenue and Morgan Street, cost $125. ...more

November 24, 2007

The lure of quick money - and lots of it - in the home building business was too tempting for Michael Dizzine to pass up, even when his heart told him to become a firefighter. ...more

September 4, 2007