Freeze shelters will open tonight in Hillsborough County for the homeless and those without proper heating in their homes. ...more

January 14, 2009

Developers want a second chance to persuade a county hearing officer that their plans for a suburban village off Balm Road are sound. ...more

January 14, 2009

Two men delivered 60 grams of cocaine to undercover detectives Monday in Gibsonton in exchange for $1,600, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

January 13, 2009

Considering the failing health of the economy, it may come as no surprise that the number of families turning to social services for free or reduced-cost health care is off the charts. ...more

January 12, 2009

Detectives in Polk County have arrested one man and are questioning another in the death of a 28-year-old man found floating in a phosphate pit on Friday. ...more

January 11, 2009

Having completed their inaugural season last month, the South Shore Longhorns have their eye on the future. ...more

January 7, 2009

That wilting evergreen that only days ago stood so tall and green in the living room may be running out of life, but there's no reason to throw it out with the trash. ...more

January 1, 2009

TAMPA -- That wilting evergreen that only days ago stood so tall and green in the living room may be running out of life, but there's no reason to throw it out with the trash. Beginning Monday, the city's solid waste department will collect Christmas trees from city residents, free of charge. Then it will grind the old trees into mulch. ...more

December 31, 2008

Until February, sisters Susan Bishop and Kathy Oliver sold their organic herbs and produce the old-fashioned way: person to person. But thanks to a conference workshop they attended in Kentucky, their sales efforts now include the Internet. ...more

December 24, 2008

Until February, sisters Susan Bishop and Kathy Oliver sold their organic herbs and produce the old-fashioned way - person-to-person. But thanks to a conference workshop they attended in Kentucky, their sales efforts now include the Internet. ...more

December 24, 2008