A Hillsborough County courthouse security officer has received a written reprimand for allowing a woman to pass through courthouse security this month with what appeared to be a gun. ...more

August 28, 2009

The woman who took a gun-shaped cigarette lighter into the Hillsborough County Courthouse last week, unintentionally causing an evacuation, will not be charged, Hillsborough County deputies said. ...more

August 13, 2009

6:00 p.m.: Sometimes "big problems" at the voting precincts aren't really big problems at all. But that's how issues are often characterized by the time they reach a reporter's ears. ...more

November 4, 2008

More than 10,500 voters cast their ballots by 2 p.m. today, bringing the total percentage of votes cast to 60 percent. 10,671 people voted today as of 2 p.m., said an official with the Highlands County Supervisor of Elections. ...more

November 4, 2008

2:51 p.m.: A city official from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is visiting Hillsborough County today to gather information about the technical equipment used in local voting as well as Hillsborough's voting process. ...more

November 4, 2008

1:16 p.m.: From jammed optical scanners to long lines at a University of South Florida polling place, the first hours of voting have produced a mishmash of reported problems statewide, voting rights advocates say. ...more

November 4, 2008

Starting Oct. 24, the Transportation Security Administration will add a new anxiety for some Tampa travelers: A high-tech scanner that allows a security officer to peek through the clothing of air travelers to ensure they are not hiding weapons or explosives. ...more

October 17, 2008

The Transportation Security Administration on Oct. 24 will begin to use security devices at Tampa International Airport that can provide fuzzy images of passengers beneath their clothing, an airport official said. ...more

October 14, 2008

Regarding "A Nation's Reflections" (front page, Sept. 12): As I prepared to go through security in the Kansas City International Airport, I was somewhat surprised to see the TSA agents close a glass door behind me, lock it and address the attention of myself and four others who had just had our IDs checked to a representative on the other side of the scanner. Gathered together were a group of TSA professionals, and I immediately realized it was time to remove my hat. ...more

September 18, 2008

A 7-year-old girl called Plant City police early this morning from her house at 3450 Silverstone Court to tell them she was all alone. ...more

July 25, 2008