Having returned to the Tampa area after living in Seattle the past five years, I am shocked at a multitude of declining quality-of-life issues in the bay area. One strong and dangerous concern is the number of cars that speed through traffic lights as they turn from caution to red. ...more

January 7, 2008

A 5-year-old boy was listed in serious condition today at Tampa General Hospital after a vehicle hit him while he was riding his motorized scooter, officials said. ...more

December 27, 2007

The Florida Highway Patrol plans to crack down on aggressive driving, speeding, safety restraint violations and driving under the influence this holiday season. ...more

December 23, 2007

County might send out "water cops" to catch violators of once-a-week lawn watering ...more

December 5, 2007

Hillsborough County Animal Services has a series of orientation sessions scheduled for residents who would like to join its volunteer partnership program. ...more

November 14, 2007

Hillsborough County Animal Services has a series of orientation sessions scheduled for residents who would like to join its volunteer partnership program. ...more

November 14, 2007

TAMPA - A worker is recovering this morning at Tampa General Hospital after an accident at a Dover Street recycling company, officials said. ...more

October 25, 2007

The small landfill off Enterprise Road is supposed to be the final resting place for cardboard, carpet and other construction debris. ...more

October 24, 2007

SEBRING — A 93-year-old driver rear-ended a Highlands County school bus with six children on board, bound for Hopewell Academy Tuesday morning. No one was injured. The children were ages 11 to 13. Hopewell Principal Kevin Dewberry was glad none of the fourth-and-fifth-graders were hurt. ...more

October 17, 2007

BRADENTON - All Patricia Thomas wanted was to run a business in the Village of the Arts. But when police started putting parking tickets on her diesel trucks -- saying they were too large to be parked on a city street -- Thomas got mad. And then she got even. ...more

October 4, 2007