Tropical Storm Fay and confusion over school bus transportation may have left some Hillsborough County classroom seats empty Monday. ...more

August 19, 2008

Hillsborough County school officials experienced problems with the school bus telephone hot line this morning. ...more

August 15, 2008

Hillsborough County parents can call a school transportation hot line from 4 a.m. to 9 p.m. today to learn the location of their child's bus stop before the school year begins Monday. ...more

August 15, 2008

Monday is the first day of school in Hillsborough County, and parents may call a school transportation hot line if they don't know where their children will catch the bus. ...more

August 14, 2008

Nearly 100 foreclosed homes are to be auctioned at 7 tonight at Tampa Marriott Westshore, 1001 N. Westshore Blvd., Tampa. ...more

August 13, 2008

BOWLING Spring Hill's Jason Mahr will try to repeat as Spring Hill Open champion while proving he can master a different oil pattern. ...more

July 18, 2008

Neighbors say they don't want The Lime restaurant, 915 S. Howard Ave., staying open later. ...more

June 25, 2008

Detectives are hoping to reunite more owners with their stolen goods, beginning today, when they will display a 200-page catalog of some of the items they say were recovered from the home of Lisa Anne Williams, 28, of Land O' Lakes. Authorities say she is "The Lunchtime Bandit." ...more

June 18, 2008

I have been to dozens of graduation ceremonies in my line of work, but I have never been to one like California State University at Fullerton, 5,000 graduates in two programs: an "exercise" and a commencement. It took about an hour for the whole group, grads and faculty, to parade into place. ...more

May 31, 2008

I have been to dozens of graduation ceremonies in my line of work, but I have never been to one like California State University at Fullerton, 5,000 graduates in two programs: an "exercise" and a commencement. It took about an hour for the whole group, grads and faculty, to parade into place. We left Aliso Viedo at 6:30 a.m. to arrive at California State University by 7:30 a.m. to find a seat for the 8 a.m. program. About 3,000 were already there. The "exercise" started after 9 a.m. and was over about 10:30 a.m. for a half hour break. By the time the commencement started, it was 90 degrees and HOT! About half way through, the first groups receiving their certificates were excused. Our grad, sitting in the first row, discovered about 11:30 a.m. that her group behind her was gone. There was general commotion from then on. We finally escaped the parking lot about 1 p.m. ...more

May 30, 2008