Beginning in August, Hillsborough County school students will have to keep their cell phones and other electronic devices out of sight or have them confiscated, school board members decided Friday. ...more

June 7, 2008

TAMPA - Beginning in August, Hillsborough County school students will have to keep their cell phones and other electronic devices out of sight or have them confiscated, school board members decided today. The plan still needs a formal vote. ...more

June 6, 2008

Actions by a community resource deputy to solve a safety issue have drawn praise from a community activist. ...more

February 16, 2008

Regarding the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority's planned runway extension at Peter O. Knight Airport on Davis Islands: ...more

January 17, 2008

Salvation Army thrift stores across the nation were pulling used toys off their shelves Friday, capping a tumultuous year that saw unprecedented recalls of toys deemed dangerous and possibly deadly to children. ...more

December 8, 2007

TAMPA - Salvation Army thrift stores across the nation were pulling used toys off their shelves Friday, culminating a tumultuous year that saw unprecedented recalls of toys deemed dangerous and possibly deadly to children. ...more

December 7, 2007

Mattel on Tuesday recalled more than 172,000 Fisher-Price kitchen toys in the United States and Europe because several children choked and gagged on small, detachable parts. ...more

November 7, 2007

A major overhaul of the crossroads at Gunn Highway and Linebaugh Avenue is on the way. ...more

November 5, 2007

Daryl Dickerson of Tarpon Springs says 10th hole at Tarpon Springs Golf Course a hazard to Alt. 19 traffic. ...more

October 10, 2007

SEBRING — The Washington Heights area is getting a facelift in the form of new sidewalks, landscaping and lighting. Streetscape 8 will feature new sidewalks lining the roads, removal of overhead power lines, antique street lights and new landscaping, beautifying Lemon Avenue, Martin Luther King Boulevard and North Ridgewood Drive. "We are trying to make the area aesthetically appealing and address health and safety concerns," said Pete Pollard, executive director of Community Redevelopment Agency. "We are hoping our efforts will attract reinvestment into the community." ...more

September 25, 2007