"Well, I'm going to take my 13-year-old son out and start coaching him this afternoon," Jon Gruden said, "because that's about all I have left to coach right now." ...more

January 8, 2008

Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful needs volunteers for its eighth annual litter cleanup campaign this month. ...more

January 5, 2008

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

January 5, 2008

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

January 5, 2008

A Temple Terrace man tried to avoid arrest Thursday by jumping off a third-story balcony, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

December 7, 2007

A Temple Terrace man tried to avoid arrest today by jumping off a third-story balcony, Hillsborough County deputies say. In the end, Norris Nathaniel Mincey Jr. still was arrested. He landed on a truck and wound up in Tampa General Hospital, where he was listed late this morning in critical condition. ...more

December 6, 2007

Although gated neighborhoods, homeowners within Harbor Links and The Estates are open to caring for others. ...more

November 7, 2007

a Sunday ritual - while growing up in Hudson, then trading their finds for cash. ...more

November 5, 2007

Monica Dear remembers collecting bottles with her brother while growing up in Hudson as part of a Sunday ritual. They would turn their finds in for cash. Dear laments that children no longer have the same opportunity. "The bottle deposit law got repealed. I'd like to know why." And she probably will. ...more

October 31, 2007

TAMPA Hundreds of dogs of all shapes and sizes – and their owners - participated Saturday in Stride for Strays, an annual pet walk and fundraiser for the Animal Coalition of Hillsborough County. Wearing full-blown costumes or adorned with colorful bandanas, the dogs walked a mile around Tampa's Al Lopez Park. It was part of the annual pet awareness event that benefited the coalition's spay/neuter clinic. Vendors, including various breed rescue organizations, pet sitters and trainers, and dog apparel designers, converged in the park around 9 a.m. Girl Scouts set up dog watering holes, as other volunteers distributed plastic bags for proper pooper scooper etiquette. The Johnny G. Lyon Band performed and area personality Dick Crippen MC'd the event that also included a pet agility demonstration and a dog costume contest. A golden retriever wearing a "Pirates of the Caribbean" Jack Sparrow costume, complete with braided wig, won "Best Dressed." Teams of walkers also competed to raise the most money and earn the coveted "Golden Bone Award." Traffic was thick and parking in the area was at a premium, with the USF vs. UCF football game set nearby Raymond James Stadium. Some dogs in the park sported green and yellow jerseys in support of the Bulls. ...more

October 13, 2007