Alderman’s Ford Regional Park in Lithia becomes the seventh Hillsborough County park to offer canoe and kayak rentals. Rentals also are available in the Greater Brandon area at Edward Medard and Lithia Springs regional parks.
Tampa pilot John M. Murray and his wife, Phyllis, walked away uninjured after their Cessna single-engine aircraft, after takeoff from Tampa's Peter O. Knight Airport, crashed in a cow pasture off Dew Bloom Road in Brandon, near the Valrico border.
Bicycle registration events have been scheduled for Jan. 19, including at the University Area Community Center. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is behind the effort, urging due diligence in stemming the rise of bike thefts.
Hillsborough County commissioners voted to institute automated garbage and recyclables collection for all its residential customers starting October 2013. The county will provide wheeled carts for automated emptying.
Hillsborough County commissioners voted to institute automated garbage and recyclables collection for all its residential customers starting October 2013. The county will provide wheeled carts for automated emptying.
Hillsborough County commissioners voted to institute automated garbage and recyclables collection for all its residential customers starting October 2013. The county will provide wheeled carts for automated emptying.
Florida Highway Patrol officers during the 2013 holiday crackdown reportedly issued 39,202 traffic citations, cited 13,660 drivers for speeding and arrested 548 people for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. And there’s more.
A public safety video produced by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office addresses the growing threat of bicycle theft. The office also provides tips for how best to protect your bike.
Bicycle registration events have been scheduled for Jan. 19, including at the Brandon Recreation Center on Sadie Street. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is behind the effort, urging due diligence in stemming the rise of bike thefts.
Hillsborough County commissioners voted to institute automated garbage and recyclables collection for all its residential customers starting October 2013. The county will provide wheeled carts for automated emptying.
Fans of Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow have long-awaited “Zero Dark Thirty,” billed as "the story of history's greatest manhunt for the world's most dangerous man.” The wait is over, with these AMC The Regency 20 movie tim
The price of postage to send a letter is increasing to 46 cents on Jan. 27.
Superintendent MaryEllen Elia proposes a plan that calls for a review by a security expert, and an additional 130 armed personnel at Hillsborough's public schools. The extra staff would cost $4.1 million.
Superintendent of schools MaryEllen Elia calls for two firings and the demotion of both the principal and assistant principal after a three-month investigation into the death of Jenny Caballero, a Rodgers Middle School student with Down syndrome.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office releases surveillance photos to help capture the man who robbed a Chase bank in Brandon and the SunTrust bank in Seffner on Jan. 9, both within one hour of each other.
The big truck at the Kmart-anchored shopping center, at West Brandon Boulevard (State Road 60) and South Lakewood Drive, is parked there two days a month. It belongs to Teach Me Now and offers mobile CPR and basic first-aid instruction.
Hillsborough County Commissioners will address a measure proposed by Commissioner Kevin Beckner to grant additional property tax relief for eligible seniors. The issue is up for discussion at the board’s Jan. 9 meeting.
In the wake of the Newtown, Conn., massacre, Hillsborough County Commissioners are set to address gun-violence measures at their Jan. 9 meeting. Proposed are a gun-violence task force, gun-buyback program and memorial tribute to victims.
Brandon Ballet Artistic Director Octavio Martin will be joined by Yaima Franco, the company's ballet mistress, in delivering a lecture on how pre-professional dancers are coached for national ballet competitions.
The Village Players community theater troupe seeks singers and strong dancers for its 2013 production of "Godspell," set to be staged during the Lenten season, at the James McCabe Theater in Valrico. Auditions are for a cast of 13.
