Setting a trial date is proving elusive in the case of Eric James Tate, accused of raping and fatally injuring his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter. ...more

July 31, 2009

Hillsborough County officials, in an effort to keep neighborhoods from deteriorating during tough economic times, want to buy and rehabilitate foreclosed homes. ...more

March 30, 2009

Hillsborough County officials, in an effort to keep neighborhoods from deteriorating during tough economic times, want to buy and rehabilitate foreclosed homes. ...more

March 27, 2009

Hoping to arrest community blight in Clair-Mel City, Progress Village and Palm River, Hillsborough County is looking to buy foreclosed homes in the area for rehabilitation. ...more

March 25, 2009

Hillsborough County will soon get $19 million from the federal government to buy abandoned, foreclosed homes in neighborhoods hard-hit by foreclosures and falling home values. ...more

December 31, 2008

TAMPA -- Hillsborough County will soon get $19 million from the federal government to buy abandoned, foreclosed homes in neighborhoods hard-hit by foreclosures and falling home values. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said today it has approved the county's plan to spend the grant money. ...more

December 30, 2008

Even with the downturn in real estate prices, more affordable housing is needed for Hillsborough County's poor and working-class families. ...more

November 7, 2008

Court officials expect to meet in January to set a trial date for Eric James Tate, accused of and raping and fatally injuring his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter while he was babysitting on Aug 16, 2006. ...more

October 31, 2008

Hillsborough County is providing nearly $1 million in cash and in-kind contributions to help Habitat for Humanity create a compact community for 25 low-income families. ...more

July 9, 2008

Plant City's Fourth of July parade has always brought in a crowd. Friday, Tampa driver Matt Haynes will use it to reach a new audience and some potential sponsors for his racing career. ...more

July 3, 2008