TAMPA - Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies are looking for a robber who took the fizzle out of a vendor's firework sales. ...more

July 4, 2008

TAMPA Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee wants employees to reduce fuel use in sheriff's office vehicles by at least 10 percent. In a June 17 memorandum, Gee told employees that the reduction is necessary due to rising gas prices and a murky budget outlook. He also asked employees to use the least expensive fuel possible. "Voluntary reduction is the first step to reduce our costs, which amounts to several million dollars each year," Gee wrote. "More drastic steps may be required in the future to ensure that we are able to fulfill our highest priorities, however, voluntary assistance from each of you can go a long way to avoid those measures." ...more

July 3, 2008

TAMPA - Hillsborough County deputies are looking for a man who tried to rob two Tampa banks Saturday but ran away before he got any cash. ...more

June 30, 2008

A lightning bolt has sidelined resurfacing on the Selmon Crosstown Expressway. ...more

June 30, 2008

Hillsborough County school officials are bracing for a possible drop in enrollment in August. ...more

June 26, 2008

TAMPA - Hillsborough County school officials are bracing for a possible drop in enrollment in August. ...more

June 25, 2008

Government Failed; Move On ...more

June 22, 2008

The East-West toll road might have some life yet. In a last-ditch effort to salvage the decades-old project, Mayor Pam Iorio said Monday she will ask the state's toll road authority, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, to consider building the three-mile highway between New Tampa Boulevard and Interstate 275. ...more

June 17, 2008

John Tortorella's departure might have saddened Tampa Bay Lightning fans but at least they won't have to scramble for change when they park under the Selmon Crosstown Expressway next season. ...more

June 16, 2008

Hillsborough County detectives say a Gibsonton man killed his 3-month-old son last year. ...more

June 14, 2008