Four men tried removing palmetto berries from a state park in Wimauma on Wednesday morning, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

September 25, 2008

NEW TAMPA Lania Juarez and four classmates from Adams Middle School, Skyler Underwood, Heather Mullen, Emily Schonder and Kristen Richie, donated hair at Salon Athena North for the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program. ...more

February 13, 2008

WAUCHULA — Two 15-year-old Hardee Junior High School students face multiple charges, including felony criminal mischief, in connection with the vandalism of their school. ...more

January 24, 2008

WAUCHULA — The roster is certainly the same, but after watching the Sebring boys soccer team scrap its way to a 3-1 victory over Hardee on Thursday night, one gets the feeling that this is a different team altogether. Senior Daniel Grimaldo scored two second-half goals and senior Nicholas Peters added another to help the Blue Streaks extend their unbeaten streak to eight games since losing to the Wildcats on Nov. 27. Grimaldo, who capped the scoring with a show-stopping header into the net in the 59th minute for his second multiple-goal game of the season, said the Streaks are playing at a different level than they were when they opened the season with four straight home losses. "We were rusty last time we played them," Grimaldo said. "That wasn't our team then. Tonight, we showed up and played hard." Sebring coach Paul Brown, who joked his team "didn't come out of the locker room" during the Streaks' 2-0 loss to Hardee earlier this season, said his team responded well to the Wildcats' challenge this time around. ...more

December 15, 2007

TAMPA - Two Hillsborough County residents were arrested Saturday after trying to sell 2 kilograms of cocaine to deputies for $46,000, arrest affidavits show. A third kilogram was found during a vehicle search. ...more

October 7, 2007