If you're wrinkling your nose at the strong smell of smoke in northwest Hillsborough County, you're not alone. ...more

May 4, 2009

The Keystone Civic Association's Adopt-A-Road crew hit the street April 18 for the Great American Cleanup, Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful, and to celebrate Earth Day. About 19 volunteers scoured the group's adopted section of Gunn Highway - from Van Dyke Road to Tarpon Springs Road; Gunn Highway south to Miles Road; and Tarpon Springs Road from Gunn Highway to Blake Road; and a half-mile of Wayne Road west from Gunn Highway - a total of three miles. ...more

April 29, 2009

A former Tampa police officer has been offered an agreement on a criminal charge stemming from an incident in which investigators say he rammed the fence of a romantic rival. ...more

March 20, 2009

Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies investigating a man's death have detained a suspect this afternoon but have not identified either person. ...more

March 19, 2009

The westbound lanes of Van Dyke Road just west of Dale Mabry Highway in Lutz are closed because of a downed electrical wire, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

March 13, 2009

"American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks is coming to Tampa for two fundraising charity events tied to Super Bowl XLIII. ...more

January 20, 2009

"American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks is coming to Tampa for two fundraising charity events tied to Super Bowl XLIII. ...more

January 19, 2009

For almost two days, the family of a 56-year-old woman who died after being rear-ended on Dale Mabry Highway late Wednesday was unaware of her death, officials said. ...more

January 3, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol today identified a woman killed Wednesday after her car was rear-ended on North Dale Mabry Highway. ...more

January 2, 2009

For almost two days now, the family of a 56-year-old woman killed after being rear-ended on Dale Mabry Highway late Wednesday has been unaware of her death, troopers said. State law prohibits investigators from publicly identifying a person who has died until his or her family has been notified. Extraordinary circumstances, such as family living out of the country, have caused authorities to release victims' names in the media without notification but only after exhaustive efforts, law enforcement officials say. ...more

January 2, 2009