It doesn't have the fast pace of a NASCAR race or the drama of a marathon. ...more

November 4, 2009

The Brandon Regional Library will be closed today and tomorrow to replace the air conditioning system. ...more

August 27, 2009

Two brothers stole more than $150,000 in fuel from their job and sold it in 55-gallon drums, Hillsborough County deputies say. On Tuesday morning, deputies arrested Jesus Ruiz, 54, of Lakeland, and Diego Ruiz, 59, of Tampa. Each was charged with grand theft-$100,000 or more. ...more

August 26, 2009

A line of storms is affecting Florida's West Coast from Citrus County through Lee County, according to the National Weather Service. ...more

May 16, 2009

A Tampa man struck his friend in the head with a large hammer this morning because he wanted another beer and his friend wouldn't give him one, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

April 2, 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

When thousands of locations from the Empire State Building to the Great Pyramids of Giza switch their lights off Saturday for Earth Hour 2009, students from more than 60 Hillsborough County schools will have already done that. ...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

Though spring has not officially sprung yet, it's not too early to make plans for school-age children to attend the county's 2009 Summer Fun Camp. ...more

March 18, 2009