Hillsborough County Fire Rescue was getting set to announce that a third house in the Seffner sinkhole area has been deemed unfit for human occupation. Spokesperson Ronnie Rivera said the family has been made aware of the finding.
Deputy Douglas Duvall, a five-year veteran of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, spoke March 1 at 240 Faithway Drive in Seffner. He is credited with saving the life of Jeremy Bush, who made a desperate attempt to save his brother, Jeffrey.
The 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival kicks off for a third day today, March 2.
The 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival kicks off for a third day today, March 2, with headliners Gloriana and Justin Moore set to perform. Today is Kids Day and Youth Parade Day at and around the festival fairgrounds in Plant City.
An early evening press conference March 1 at 240 Faithway Drive in Seffner did not bear good news for family members and neighbors of Jeffrey Bush. The "unprecedented" sinkhole that swallowed the 36-year-old man will continue to grow.
"It's like we're in a bad dream," Amber Wicker said about the unspeakable tragedy that occurred Feb. 28, when Jeffrey Bush, asleep in his back bedroom at 240 Faithway Drive, screamed for help as a sinkhole swallowed his bedroom.
A sinkhole late Feb. 28 swallowed a man as he slept in the Greater Brandon area of Seffner, at 240 Faithway Drive, east of Parsons Avenue.
The sinkhole opened up beneath a home in Seffner, swallowing a man as he slept.
Officials are on the scene and believe the man is dead.
The free conference will be at the Dale Mabry campus of Hillsborough Community College.
The 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival kicks off for a second day today, March 1.
Dani Gray talks about her mother's battle with cancer, and those who have joined with her in making the 'Fire-Breathing Rubber Duckies' a formidable force in the fight against cancer, including O'Brien's Irish Pub and Family Res
The 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival kicks off for a second day today, March 1, with headliners Gene Watson and the Casting Crowns set to perform. Today is Sweetbay Supermarket Day on the Midway and Moonlight Magic Night.
In her latest blog, Dani Gray talks about her mother's battle with cancer, and those who have joined with her, in making the 'Fire-Breathing Rubber Duckies' a formidable force in the fight against cancer.
At an event celebrating the 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Kristen Epps, the 2008 Florida Strawberry Queen, sang the national anthem and afterwards reflected on her crown, her town and the festival itself.
Octogenarian Emma Thomas got a big surprise at the Evelyn and Batista Madonia Agriculutral Center on the Florida Strawberry Festival Fairgrounds in Plant City, where Dennis Lee singled her out for a special rendition of an Elvis Presley tune.
The Riverview Idol contest at Riverview High School returns for a second round Tuesday, March 5. See who advanced to the Top 10 round of competition.
The 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival kicks off today, Feb. 28, at the fairgrounds in Plant City. It's the 78th year for the fair and it runs through March 10.
The Greater Plant City community is mourning the death of Betty Davis, who reportedly started her career as a cashier in 1959 and retired in 2011. She died Feb. 23 at age 72.
Ellen Kleinschmidt, who teaches music at Reddick Elementary and got her community theater start on the Riverview Little Theatre stage, has been named a "woman of distinction" by the American Association of University Women.
