and then run back to the protection of her mother. Lowry Park Zoo's 3-week-old baby Indian rhinoceros went on display Thursday for the first time and will be available for public viewing mainly in the mornings. The still-unnamed baby weighed 75 to 80 pounds at birth but has been packing on the pounds since; baby rhinos typically gain 100 pounds their first month. ...more

July 31, 2009

TAMPA - Emerging artists from the Fine Arts Studios at MacDonald Training Center and Pyramid Inc. will debut their works with professional artists such as the Florida Highwaymen in the "101 Pieces of a Dream" on March 27. ...more

March 17, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - When school officials accused Philip Copeland's son of tossing a bottle out a school bus window on U.S. 41, Copeland asked to see the bus surveillance video that supposedly shows what the teenager did. ...more

February 21, 2009

Who doesn't want the Lake Placid Tower to open up for public viewing? Very few, that's for sure. Just about everyone moving here, and plenty of people driving through, wonder about the tower and want to go inside and to the top for a panoramic view of the area. We're guessing it's stunning, but then again, all most of us have ever seen is the tower from the ground up. ...more

November 19, 2008

A sheriff's lieutenant was placed on paid administrative leave Wednesday pending the outcome of a criminal investigation. ...more

September 5, 2008

TAMPA - To improve boater safety, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office marine unit deputies are offering volunteer boat safety inspections Saturday at Williams Park boat ramp in Riverview. ...more

June 27, 2008

Missing a few things? The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office might have them. The office is holding a public viewing Saturday so theft victims can check out some of the nearly $2 million in stolen items recovered during a recent sting operation. ...more

December 8, 2007

TAMPA - Missing a few things? The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office might have them and is holding a public viewing Saturday so theft victims can check out some of the nearly $2 million in stolen items recovered during a sting operation. ...more

December 7, 2007

TAMPA - News of a yearlong storefront sting operation that put nearly $2 million in stolen goods inside the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office's evidence rooms and impound lots has many theft victims "inundating" the agency with calls, Maj. Paul Davis said. ...more

November 2, 2007