The County Center has been closed because of a power outage. Willie Puz, spokesman for Hillsborough County, said all 1,500 employees were sent home at noon today and that the problem is being investigated. Rick Morera, spokesman for Tampa Electric Co., said it appears there is internal problem with the building. ...more

September 24, 2009

Cigar-rolling put Tampa on the map, but some cigarmakers say a new federal tax on tobacco could stub it out. ...more

April 2, 2009

for the second time. And this time, they don't plan on falling off the nicotine wagon. ...more

March 8, 2009

"It's easy to quit smoking. I've done it a hundred times." ...more

January 11, 2009

Local governments, already trimming expenses a little at the margins because of state-mandated tax cuts, should begin planning for major pruning of low-priority programs. ...more

December 14, 2008

Starting Monday, the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser's Office will begin mailing out 506,000 property tax notices. ...more

August 15, 2008

Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson will save nearly $11,000 on his 2008 property taxes, thanks to the seven cows and four calves grazing on his land near Plant City. ...more

June 28, 2008

The taxable value of property in Hillsborough County declined by more than 5 percent this year, good news for some taxpayers but a sign of more tough times ahead for local governments. ...more

June 2, 2008

Strike three! It was over. When University of Florida junior All-American Stacey Nelson provided the exclamation point last weekend, when the Gators were assured of their first trip to softball's College World Series, she reacted like a schoolgirl. ...more

May 29, 2008

TAMPA - A Brandon woman was caught performing oral sex on a Tampa man in a closed city park Monday night, in plain view of the roadway, Tampa police say, and she provided police a false name. ...more

October 16, 2007