The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has awarded a contract to American Traffic Solutions of Scottsdale, Ariz., to install and operate red-light cameras at 10 busy intersections. The contract, approved by a committee of seven sheriff's deputies and officers, pays the company $47,500 to operate the cameras and send out citations with photos of the red-light infractions to the offending cars' registered owners. The company will own the cameras and sensor devices that trigger the photographs, and the county will lease the equipment as part of the deal, Sgt. Rob Rodriguez said. ...more

January 20, 2009

The Florida mother charged with murdering her little daughter will not be deposed from jail in a defamation lawsuit. ...more

January 8, 2009

The 1998 graduating class at Christ the King Catholic School held its 10-year reunion Dec. 26. Among the class of 37 former students, 16 came to the gathering (the third reunion in the last 10 years) organized by the graduates at CDBs Southside Italian Restaurant & Bar. With the help of Facebook and MySpace, they have kept in touch with each other. At the reunion, the friends watched their class video, originally shown at graduation, which featured photographs of each student from infancy through eighth grade, along with group photos from throughout the years. ...more

January 7, 2009

Louie and David Holt will talk to the Zephyrhills Historical Society about the Cummer and Sons sawmill. ...more

January 5, 2009

Teresa Batts, who describes New Orleans as her home away from home, in Tampa, saw snow for the first time Wednesday morning in the Crescent City. ...more

December 12, 2008

It's billed as the world's most expensive, most beautiful new book. Valued at more than $100,000, a 62-pound handmade tome depicting the work of Michelangelo has arrived at the New York Public Library. ...more

November 26, 2008

Children and pets are posing for photographs beside the festive Hyde Park Village tree even though the 30-foot holiday landmark will remain unlighted until later this week. ...more

November 24, 2008

TBO.com's Halloween Photo Contest has ended, and the grand-prize winner is Heather Castano of Valrico. She sent in photos of her 6-month-old son, Chase. ...more

November 12, 2008

Dear Abby: My beautiful 9-month-old daughter, "Lyric," is the result of an affair. Her father, "James," has never seen her, except in photographs. His family has no idea she exists. When I send pictures, he promises to visit "soon" - but I'm not supposed to ask when because he "just doesn't know right now." ...more

November 9, 2008

The first photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il released in two months (bottom) show him in a setting very similar to photographs from August (top). ...more

October 14, 2008