SEBRING – Harder Hall is up for sale again after the buyer, Steve Israel, pulled out his contract when the Sebring City Council refused his request to extend the due-diligence period. Nils Richter, a representative for Israel, said Tuesday night they could not secure financing for the project to renovate the hotel and build condominiums on the site. "We didn't find it easy in this market to get the financing we need," Richter said. "We are trying to put together something that makes financial sense." Instead of extending the due-diligence period, city council members told Richter to submit another contract if he is still interested in purchasing the property. ...more

November 6, 2007

TAMPA Un residente de Tampa se le formularon cargos de traficar cocaína luego de que la Policía de Tampa encontrara más de un 1 kilogramo de la droga en su casa el domingo, dijo la Policía de Tampa. ...more

October 29, 2007

A Tampa man was charged with trafficking in cocaine after police found more than 1 kilogram of the drug in his stash house Sunday, Tampa police say. ...more

October 29, 2007

Kevin Smith ran for 175 yards and two touchdowns and set five school records to help Central Florida beat Southern Miss 34-17 on Sunday night. ...more

October 29, 2007

An Odessa man punched his girlfriend several times in the face, grabbed her throat and struck her on the head with a motorcycle helmet, Hillsborough County deputies say. Israel Severino Torres, 25, was arrested this morning and charged with felony aggravated battery and misdemeanor battery. ...more

October 22, 2007

Eight local students, accompanied by four chaperons, attended the recent Space Camp for the Blind at the Space Center in Huntsville, Ala. The weeklong camp drew 160 blind or visually impaired students from 26 U.S. states, as well as Israel, Liberia, Ireland and Canada. Activities included learning about the history of space exploration, basic military procedure and drills, robotics and survival skills. Locally, the program was sponsored by the Divison of Blind Services and the Hillsborough school district's Visually Impaired Program. ...more

October 17, 2007

TAMPA - Two Hillsborough County residents were arrested Saturday after trying to sell 2 kilograms of cocaine to deputies for $46,000, arrest affidavits show. A third kilogram was found during a vehicle search. ...more

October 7, 2007

SEBRING — Harder Hall is changing hands once again, after Sebring Hospitality Group withdrew its contract just hours before the due-diligence period ended Thursday. The city will now move forward with its contract with Steve Israel, an investor from New York, who has offered to purchase the hotel for $5.6 million. City council approved a back-up contract with Israel at a Sept. 19 meeting, in case the contract with Sebring Hospitality Group fell through. Sebring Hospitality Group requested a 30-day extension to its due-diligence period, which the city council denied at a special meeting Thursday. ...more

October 5, 2007

SEBRING — Harder Hall is changing hands once again, after Sebring Hospitality Group withdrew its contract just hours before the due-diligence period ended Thursday. ...more

October 4, 2007

SEBRING — Sebring Hospitality Group has withdrawn its contract for the purchase of Harder Hall after the city council denied granting an extension for Sebring Hospitality Group, LLC to complete its due diligence. ...more

October 4, 2007