Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the most successful female presidential candidate in U.S. history, officially ended her campaign Saturday with a forceful promise to help elect Sen. Barack Obama - and the declaration that, even though she had failed to "shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling," a gender barrier had been crossed. ...more

June 8, 2008

Illegal immigration is a very hotly debated subject in this county. Most people have very definite ideas on how it should be handled. I would like to know, though, what makes you think that "Racists have grabbed hold of this idea?" I have heard lots of arguments on all sides and have not thought any of them "racist." It has been my experience that the race card is played by those who cannot give a convincing argument on behalf of their opinion so they shout racism! ...more

May 30, 2008

The Rev. William Tassey planned to build his sermon last Sunday around a Bible verse that reads: "All things work for the good to them that love God." ...more

May 19, 2008

PLANT CITY A 36-year-old motorcyclist was struck and killed in a fiery crash that shut down part of the westbound lanes of Interstate 4 early today. ...more

May 10, 2008

More than a few of Shaniqua Hill's competitors have looked at her this season and had their doubts. ...more

May 2, 2008

Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies have arrested a man in Apollo Beach after he shot a woman in the leg. ...more

February 13, 2008

A Tampa woman driving a 2000 Ford Expedition tried to run over a man on a customized tricycle Sunday, police say. ...more

February 11, 2008

TAMPA - Tampa woman driving a 2000 Ford Expedition tried to run over a man on a customized tricycle Sunday, police say. The woman then fired a gun at the tricyclist. ...more

February 11, 2008

In the beginning of this year's girls weightlifting season, Hernando sophomore Jasmine Sharpe was in the unlimited weight class and was not a very happy camper. ...more

February 9, 2008

Derick Beltran is a 6-foot-3 senior guard/forward for the Spoto High boys basketball team. He leads the Spartans with 18.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Beltran, born in Queens, N.Y, was recently named Hillsborough County's Class 4A Player of the Year. Beltran transferred from Easy Bay to Spoto before his junior season, and he has helped bring the program some attention. Spoto coach Eric Brooks said a few Division II schools have shown interest. ...more

February 1, 2008