TAMPA - A 24-year-old man used his mother-in-law's handicap decal to park at Wal-Mart on Tuesday, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 18, 2008

One gallon of water per day for each person for drinking and food preparation, stored in plastic containers. Plan for three to seven days. ...more

May 23, 2008

A broken compact fluorescent light bulb releases a mercury-containing powder, some of which can evaporate into the air, and is difficult to contain or clean up. ...more

May 23, 2008

Starting next year across the country, rape victims too afraid or too ashamed to go to police can undergo an emergency-room forensic rape exam, and the evidence gathered will be kept on file in a sealed envelope in case they decide to press charges. ...more

May 18, 2008

From a distance, it could be the foundation of a massive pyramid worthy of an Egyptian king. ...more

May 13, 2008

The county is in a race against time to expand its landfill facility on U.S. 98 north of Brooksville before January 2010. ...more

May 12, 2008

I didn't think the disposal of 100 billion plastic bags a year in this country was all that much. Los Angeles, however, does and is apparently leading the country in adopting legislation to eliminate the "paper or plastic" option by banning the plastic bag. Elsewhere some retailers are voluntarily doing the same. Still there is a group of us around who share a kind of save-it-just-in-case mentality. We recycle stuff by using it for purposes never dreamed of by the inventors. In fact we would be very tempted to sign a "Save the Bag" petition if one started making the rounds. Sure a "bring a bag to market" or "rent a bag" movement is admirable, but how often do you simply pop into a supermarket just for a quart of milk only to get a text message from someone at home with a list long enough to fill up two carts? ...more

May 2, 2008

Ring! Ring! Do you know where your child's cell phone is? ...more

February 7, 2008

Deputies seized a combined 3 1/2 ounces of marijuana on Monday, including 29 grams from two students at Hernando High School. ...more

January 30, 2008

Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful is in need of volunteers for its eighth annual litter cleanup campaign this month. ...more

January 9, 2008