Environmental activists won a huge victory recently when an advisory panel recommended that county-owned Cone Ranch stay in public ownership under the county's conservation lands program. ...more

November 28, 2009

If we had our way, Hillsborough County would restore Cone Ranch, transforming ditches and pastures into creeks and wetlands, and open it to the public as a wilderness park. ...more

November 2, 2009

Pine View Middle School students took a trip on the wild side last week in order to learn more about biodiversity, water quality, habitats and animals through hands-on experiments and observation at Cross Bar Ranch in Spring Hill. ...more

April 1, 2009

Fernando Perez's injury hasn't put Justin Ruggiano in the picture for an outfielder job on the Rays' 25-man roster. ...more

March 14, 2009

Tickets for Michael Jackson's 50 London concerts sold out within hours of becoming available, organizers said today. ...more

March 13, 2009

Super Bowl hero, Pro Football Hall of Famer and college All-American - the tiny Panhandle refuge of Monticello is more than his hometown. ...more

January 29, 2009

Despite concerns of excess noise and rowdy behavior, the biker rodeo held Halloween weekend on the county's eastside seems to have gone off without a hitch. ...more

November 11, 2008

Organizer expects good report card. ...more

November 11, 2008

After taking over the development of Epperson Ranch from Lennar Corp., Tampa-based Metro Development Corp. won county approval this week for a revised vision for the property off Curley Road. ...more

November 7, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Djuke vom Vilstaler Land, 117 pounds of toned muscle, is getting over the jet lag of a weekend flight to Buenos Aires, where he raked in the top three prizes in a contest that drew 300 Rottweilers from around the world. ...more

October 24, 2008