Any conversation about the Plant City High flag football team likely begins with star quarterback Qwet Shaw. ...more

March 25, 2009

Getting the first-round bye for the district tournament is always a plus, and one of the benefits of finishing in first place. ...more

March 25, 2009

When a South Shore-based flag football league begins play next month, it will be under a new name. ...more

March 25, 2009

A man on probation for DUI-manslaughter is going back to prison after being found drunk behind the wheel of an idling car. ...more

March 25, 2009

A man on probation for DUI-manslaughter is going back to prison after being found drunk behind the wheel of an idling car. ...more

March 24, 2009

One man said he got stuck between appeasing his homeowners association and adhering to local water restrictions. ...more

March 24, 2009

One by one, four individuals stepped before a Hillsborough County special magistrate today to explain why they had yet to pay a citation for violating the county's strict water use ordinance. ...more

March 23, 2009

Florida is long overdue to increase the tax/user fee on tobacco products. Florida is currently 46th in the country in cigarette tax at 33.9 cents per pack. Florida ranks second in cancer incidents and sells the most packs of cigarettes in the country, with 1.3 billion sold each year. ...more

March 23, 2009

The best time to get a great deal on a new car is when the manufacturers are ready to roll out their new models and want to clear out existing inventories. That's the concept behind Lennar's Model Year-End Countdown event, says Mark Metheny, president of the home builder's Central Florida division. ...more

March 22, 2009

When the Hillsborough County Council of National Board Certified Teachers met March 14 in Brandon, The Tampa Tribune asked some of the more than three-dozen educators attending how they see the economy affecting their students. Here are some of their responses. ...more

March 21, 2009