After hearing public sentiment about long-range dollars for transportation, planners are proposing a more even split between highway and transportation funding. ...more

November 3, 2009

Crashes on Interstate 275 northbound and Interstate 75 southbound have created significant traffic problems this morning. ...more

October 5, 2009

Law enforcement officers and people from across the area this week will remember Tampa police Cpl. Mike Roberts, who was fatally shot Wednesday night in the line of duty. ...more

August 24, 2009

The Egypt Lake Partnership Library will be closed from Tuesday through Aug. 8 for annual school preparations. ...more

July 29, 2009

Starting at 9 a.m. Thursday, personnel from the Hillsborough County Public Works Department will close the inside eastbound and westbound lanes of Bearss Avenue at Livingston Avenue and the southbound left-hand turn lane of Livingston Avenue. The closure is scheduled to continue until 5 p.m. Monday. The closures are necessary to complete repairs to a sinkhole that formed in the median of the road. The county has completed preliminary efforts to stabilize the sinkhole with sand, but needs to complete the repairs by grouting the hole. ...more

April 6, 2009

A Tampa man pulled over for driving with a suspended license struggled with a Hillsborough County deputy and tried pulling a gun from the deputy's holster Sunday night, deputies say. ...more

March 30, 2009

This is a partial list of crimes and service calls reported March 19-25 to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the sheriff's office at (813) 247-8200. 33548 Crystal Preserve Dr/Crystal, drug law violation, March 20, 3:39 a.m. Lake Charles Cr, Block 900, noise complaint, March 20, 12:33 a.m. Lake Charles Cr, Block 900, noise complaint, March 20, 1:36 a.m. Lutz-Lake Fern Rd W, Block 100, criminal mischief, March 24, 11:50 p.m. ...more

March 27, 2009

This is a partial list of crimes and service calls reported March 12-18 to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the sheriff's office at (813) 247-8200. 33548 Candle Pl, Block 19100, domestic violence, Mar. 12, 11:56 a.m. County Line Rd W/Dale Mabry Hwy N, loose animal, Mar. 16, 11:14 a.m. Crooked Ln, Block 19100, disturbance, Mar. 17, 3:48 a.m. ...more

March 20, 2009

Asked to pay a $13.50 bar tab, an Ohio man responded by head-butting a sheriff's office sergeant, an affidavit states. ...more

March 19, 2009

Guthrie's Chicken, which entered the Tampa Bay area market in the past two years with plans for rapid expansion, has fallen victim of the distressed economy. ...more

March 18, 2009