When Tasha Hagins heard the gunshots Monday night, her maternal instinct kicked into overdrive. ...more

February 25, 2009

A 14-year-old Seffner boy shot Monday night doesn't appear to have been the intended victim, Hillsborough County deputies said today. Sauvallie Hagins, of 5005 Claymore Drive, was shot about 8:32 p.m. at the Claymore Estates apartment complex as he was taking out the trash. ...more

February 24, 2009

The driver of a tractor-trailer that flipped on Interstate 75 this morning has been extricated from the cab and airlifted to Tampa General Hospital, officials said. ...more

February 24, 2009

Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies are investigating a shooting at the Claymore Estates apartment complex involving a 14-year-old boy. ...more

February 23, 2009

Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a reward for a man suspected of raping an 8-year-old child in the Washington, D.C., area. ...more

February 20, 2009

A Hillsborough County deputy was injured this morning after his patrol cruiser flipped several times when a rear tire blew. ...more

February 20, 2009

Just as Circuit City shuts down, a rival electronics retailer is preparing to enter the Tampa Bay area and challenge Best Buy. ...more

February 20, 2009

After Thursday afternoon's rain - which lasted minutes, not hours - Dave Fogler scraped his foot into the soil where a brush fire was still smoldering and quickly hit dry sand. The earth was damp for only a tenth of an inch, maybe two-tenths, he estimated, but the rain had been a godsend. ...more

February 20, 2009

It seems only fitting in The Shops at Wiregrass, which transformed a few acres in Wesley Chapel into an idyllic village of shops and attractive "spaces," that the resident Mexican restaurant provides something superior to the usual south-of-the-border fare. ...more

February 19, 2009

Pasco County's brush truck engines are finally starting to cool. At least for a little while. ...more

February 19, 2009