Explosive Issues The concerns expressed by C. Melancon in the Jan. 5 Tribune regarding the effects fireworks have on her dogs, the response by the sheriff and the working of the state's fireworks task force ("Treated To Holiday Noise," letters) bears careful watching because, look out, we are about to be pre-empted again by state law! ...more

January 14, 2008

Treated To Holiday Noise What will it take to stop amateurs from setting off fireworks for recreational purposes? Does someone have to be injured or killed? ...more

January 4, 2008

Members of the Temple Terrace River Watch Task Force escape the confines of their stuffy meeting room for an up-close observation of the Hillsborough River. ...more

November 21, 2007

It's no news to local motorists that Hillsborough County's traffic is among the worst in the nation. ...more

October 17, 2007

CLEARWATER BEACH – A grenade discovered this morning on the sidewalk at Mandalay Avenue and Royal Way was a dud, authorities said. ...more

October 16, 2007

CLEARWATER - A 30-year-old man was arrested Monday in connection with at least eight bank robberies, including two robberies here, Georgia and in the Carolinas, U.S. Marshal's office reported. ...more

October 16, 2007

TAMPA - A Hillsborough County supervisory park ranger was arrested today on a charge he possessed child pornography, according to the FBI. ...more

October 6, 2007

Thomas Goins, 64, was arrested in his home in Tampa after an investigation by the FBI's Innocent Images Task Force. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in federal prison. ...more

October 5, 2007

TAMPA - Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to Lawrence Earl Barnes' arrest. ...more

October 1, 2007

Thousands of Stanford University students, faculty and alumni are protesting the conservative Hoover Institution's decision to appoint former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as a visiting fellow. ...more

September 22, 2007