SHERIFF'S OFFICE This is a partial list of service calls reported Oct. 21-27 to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the department at (813) 247-8200. 33592 Country Road 579/Main St, drug law violation, Oct. 22, 1:14 a.m. ...more

October 30, 2009

One fatality was reported Monday when a pygmy rattlesnake bit an 87-year-old woman on the hand. The final score: Cane-wielding octogenarian, 1: venomous snake, 0. ...more

August 10, 2009

A well-known Tampa musician has ventured into the restaurant business for a second time with a pub that has been around more than 25 years. Johnny G. Lyon of the Johnny G. Lyon Band, known as JGLB, has reopened The Proud Lion Pub, 124 W. Fletcher Ave, which he plans to be home base for the rock 'n' rollers. In addition to the music, the restaurant serves pizza, salads, chicken wings, sandwiches and lots of cold beer, wine and mixed drinks. ...more

March 30, 2009

Hillsborough County detectives are trying to track down a woman who used a stolen debit card to withdraw money from Washington Mutual Bank, 2802 E. Fletcher Ave., about 5:30 p.m. March 10. ...more

March 20, 2009

Sheriff's deputies arrested a 50-year-old man, accusing him of using a 17-year-old girl to commit prostitution. ...more

March 19, 2009

Here are a couple more letters on your experiences in Florida emergency rooms. Everyone seems to have his or her own tale. Instead of publishing more of them I'd prefer to hear possible solutions such as patient representatives to local urgent care centers. ...more

February 17, 2009

NORTH TAMPA - Two Tampa men are accused of pistol-whipping a person and stealing his car this morning. Hillsborough County deputies have arrested 27-year-old Antonio Davis and 35-year-old Robert Forte Jr. Each was charged with carjacking, armed robbery and resisting arrest without violence. ...more

February 2, 2009

A man arrested Tuesday morning on petty theft and drug possession charges kicked out the rear window of a deputy's patrol car on the way to Orient Road Jail and escaped for a brief time, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrest affidavit. ...more

December 9, 2008

Events VEGAN DINNER: Morae's Cafe, 1441 E. Fletcher Ave., Tampa; 7 p.m. Tuesday. Tampa Bay Vegetarians will meet for a vegan dinner; $12 for members, $14 for nonmembers. For reservations, call (727) 524-3879 or (813) 269-4665, or go to www.tampabayvegetarians.org. ...more

October 26, 2008

A 17-year-old died this morning after a traffic crash on Fletcher Avenue in the Carrollwood area. ...more

August 11, 2008