Officials advise against swimming at Pine Island Beach because of high bacteria counts. ...more

February 14, 2009

Officials advise against swimming at Pine Island Beach because of high bacteria counts. ...more

February 13, 2009

'Drug Pipe' Shatters Inside Uncomfortable Hiding Place SPRING HILL - Deputies took a man to the emergency room Wednesday after a glass pipe commonly used for smoking drugs reportedly broke inside the suspect's rectum. ...more

November 14, 2008

puties took a man to the emergency room Wednesday after he was injured by a glass pipe commonly used for smoking drugs. ...more

November 13, 2008

Seventy-seven dogs have been confiscated from a Riverview puppy mill, and three people have been arrested on charges of mistreating the animals, Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan said. The scene is at PM Tinies, 13605 U.S. 301. ...more

November 5, 2008

Bacteria counts are back up again in the waters at Pine Island's Alfred McKethan Park, prompting officials to advise against swimming there. ...more

September 27, 2008

The cost of gasoline for transportation has caused a big reduction in the amount of traffic on the roads, which indicates we are all staying home unless absolutely necessary. This is going to eventually cause the syndrome of "cabin fever" to affect many of us and possibly the real fever of increased illnesses. ...more

August 15, 2008

Bones protruded under the fur of the emaciated pit bull lying at the bottom of the small wooden crate. ...more

May 9, 2008

Bones protruded under the fur of the emaciated pit bull lying at the bottom of the small wooden crate. Surrounded by fecal matter and kept without food or water, she'd lost more than half her weight. Motionless, and with no detectable pulse or blood pressure, the brown and white dog showed no signs of life. Until she moved her eyes. ...more

May 8, 2008

LARGO - The owner of five horses and a donkey found weak and malnourished last August began a six-month jail term today, according to SPCA Tampa Bay. ...more

February 14, 2008