Hillsborough County public elementary school students can get swine flu vaccinations at selected high schools beginning next week. ...more

October 28, 2009

The national Amber alert program began in 1996 after the slaying of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman in Texas and has spread to all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The national Amber Alert Symposium is this week in Tampa and included a candlelight vigil Tuesday. The program is designed to coordinate the efforts of law enforcement, transportation officials and the media. In the past three years, organizers said, there have been more than 50 cases in which the abductor heard about the Amber alert and released the child. ...more

October 28, 2009

A Pasco County construction company owner pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal fraud charges. ...more

October 28, 2009

Two men were injured when a small plane crashed in rural Pasco County on Sunday afternoon. ...more

October 26, 2009

"I believe in dog," read the sticker on the child's red wagon. ...more

October 25, 2009

Tampa Tribune staffers Michelle Bearden and Len Howell won awards in the Florida Press Club's 2009 Excellence in Journalism contest Saturday night. ...more

October 25, 2009

A garbage collector died Friday morning in Brandon when a car slammed into the back of the truck he was working on, pinning him between the two vehicles, Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies said. ...more

October 24, 2009

Days after a family of three escaped a fire in their Robles Park home, firefighters and fire inspectors canvassed the neighborhood Friday morning, inspecting and installing smoke alarms and communicating safety tips. ...more

October 24, 2009

TODAY'S STATE CAPSULES NORFOLK STATE AT FLORIDA A&M ...more

October 24, 2009

The Board of Governors for Florida's 11 public universities named two men to the University of South Florida's board of trustees this week. ...more

October 24, 2009