Downed power lines and failed traffic lights in Brandon and West Tampa are blamed on today's winds as the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office urges motorists to use caution on all county roadways.
Jeannie Rossi of the Brandon Lions Club talks about Danny Rossi's blindness from childhood cancer and his subsequent accomplishments, including climbing Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro and graduating from Carnegie Mellon University.
Treasurer of the Florida Inspirational Writers Retreat, a member of the Brandon Christian Writers Group, a child of alcholic parents and the wife of a husband suffering from Parkinson's disease, Sandi de Laski talks about the power of writing
Help raise funds for the Open Arms Early Childhood Center by participating in the first Godtoberfest celebrations.
This latest photo quiz is of a location in the 33511 ZIP code of Brandon. Post your answers and check back for a story that answers the question, "Guess where in Brandon?"
Three, four-week sessions are available at various high schools through the Hillsborough County School District to prepare for SAT college admission exams scheduled for Nov. 5, March 10 and June 2.
Copper Bell Cafe owner Darren Denington features Annabel Lennard, Cindy Sofarelli and Tanya Doran as guest chefs today, Oct. 3, at his newly opened Riverview location. The women will be for "Cooking for a Pink Cause" for National Breast Cancer Awareness M
Cooper is set to fly out of Sarasota today, Oct. 3, to reunite with his family in West Sacramento. Two girls found the microchipped dog walking on Bryan Road in Brandon in a rainstorm.
Now at the Care Animal Hospital in Brandon, the 4-year-old Chihuahua-whippet spent the first two years of his life with the Baetge family in West Sacramento. Found two years later some 3,000 miles away in Florida, Cooper's past two years are a mystery.
Co-sponsored by the Mendez Foundation and the Hillsborough County Criminal Justice Department, the Too Good For Drugs Walk & Kidfest kicks off Oct. 1 at the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI).
Army 1st Lt. Ivan Lechowich, 27, reportedly died in Afghanistan on Sept. 27 during a routine clearance operation. HIs death occurred one week after he witnessed his daughter's birth on Skype.
News to know for motorists navigating the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway as Interstate 4 connector work continues. This Florida Department of Transportation update issued Sept. 30 shortly after 11 a.m.
News to know for motorists navigating the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway as Interstate 4 connector work continues.
The Brandon Regional Library is out, but Greater Brandon owners of electric cars will find charging stations at the Bloomingdale Regional Library and at Hillsborough County's Environmental Protection Commission offices on Queen Palm Drive.
Lake Brandon Village Chick-fil-A owner Tammy Holmberg, a former honorary mayor of Brandon, and Marie Gilmore, publisher of the Osprey Observer, sponsor the Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce's monthly membership meeting. Renewing, new members noted.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury names Platinum Bank in Brandon as one of the 322 community banks nationwide to receive Small Business Lending Fund under the Small Business Jobs Act.
A column about Greater Brandon past, present and future, as reviewed from a parking lot south of Brandon Boulevard.
Good news from the HI Performance tennis squad at the Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center.
Noting a reported 546 percent increase in staged accidents and questionable claims, the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners moves to require licensing of all medical clinics that deal with automobile accidents.
The Hillsborough County Health Department reports ample supplies of the 2011-12 influenza vaccination. Pneumonia vaccinations available as well. Officials offer tips for avoiding the seasonal sniffles and flu.
