Got $18 million to spare for new digs? That's the asking price for a historic 1920s-style mansion that sits on Snell Isle and has a panoramic view of Tampa Bay. ...more

November 30, 2009

With the help of a department tracking dog, deputies Saturday arrested a man wanted on an armed robbery charge who tried to elude pursuit by hiding underwater in a stand of mangroves. ...more

September 6, 2009

Hillsborough County environmental authorities have filed a lawsuit to collect fines assessed against a Rocky Creek homeowner for building a dock and seawall without proper permits. ...more

January 23, 2009

A series of cold fronts has made for some difficult fishing on Tampa Bay's South Shore flats. Water temperature is now at 65 degrees - the point where snook stop actively feeding, and other species slow down. ...more

December 3, 2008

Mitch Kirby, a passenger in a plane that crashed at Peter O. Knight Airport on Friday, underwent surgery Saturday on the broken bones in his left foot, according to his father. ...more

November 30, 2008

Two men were injured when a single-engine sport plane crashed while landing at Peter O. Knight Airport on Davis Islands this morning. ...more

November 28, 2008

Persistent cold fronts have been a problem for anglers these past few weeks. These fronts have been accompanied by lots of wind and some rain. But the good news is that the bait is still hanging on local flats. ...more

November 5, 2008

A Rocky Creek homeowner who cut down dozens of mangroves and built an illegal boat dock has to pay a $16,850 fine but will continue to have boat access to Tampa Bay. ...more

October 4, 2008

It's going to be a rough couple days to be a fish in the Pithlachascotee River fish come Sept. 13 and 20, but anglers of all ages are invited to join in the YMCA's 6th Annual Kids Fishing Festival and following Cotee River Flats Classic. ...more

September 3, 2008

PORT RICHEY - Geographically speaking, Oelsner Park couldn't be described as prominent. Located on the north bank of Miller's Bayou, it sits tucked away in a residential neighborhood historically referred to as Martha's Vineyard. But the little park has been around a good long time - better than 50 years - and as such it holds a special place in the hearts of many people whose roots in the city are planted the deepest. That fondness was apparent in the size of the crowd that showed up late Thursday afternoon for the reopening of Oelsner Park. ...more

July 9, 2008