Two Lithia residents have been charged with cruelty to animals and confinement of animals without food and water after investigators removed dozens of animals from their home. ...more

December 23, 2008

The owner of animals seized from a Lithia property Wednesday doesn't appear willing to surrender ownership, Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan said today. Until the animals are signed over to animal services, they cannot be available for adoption, she said. ...more

December 11, 2008

Hillsborough County Animal Services is removing about 75 dogs along with cats and exotic birds from a property at 1306 Pelote Cemetery Road in Lithia. ...more

December 10, 2008

This father's tragedy started, as so many do, with the mundane. His boy, a handsome and well-built athlete, injured his arm playing soccer in his native Ecuador. Alex, 15, was tough, but the pain wouldn't go away, and it got worse. ...more

November 15, 2008

Transplanting faces may seem like science fiction, but doctors say the experimental surgeries could one day become routine. ...more

August 22, 2008

Researchers say they have discovered a major reason why women who inherit a mutated version of the gene BRCA1 run a high risk of breast cancer - and that finding might aid the search for new treatments. ...more

December 10, 2007

Good news on the cancer front: Death rates are dropping faster than ever, thanks to new progress against colorectal cancer. ...more

October 15, 2007