As Xuan-Nuong Lam Tran pulled her Mercedes ML 350 into a parking spot at a post office, another customer flung open her own car door, causing minor damage. ...more

November 8, 2009

When Dade City Commissioner Camille Hernandez made a motion last week to repeal the town's ban on private irrigation wells, she said it was about conservation and property rights. ...more

October 21, 2009

When City Commissioner Camille Hernandez made a motion last week to repeal the city's ban on private irrigation wells, she said it was about conservation and property rights. It was wasteful to force homeowners to use city's potable drinking water to sprinkle their lawns if they could afford to drill a well, she argued. She was convincing, winning a 3-2 majority vote to repeal a decades-old ordinance. ...more

October 20, 2009

One of the city water department's best customers has a problem with his bill. ...more

May 8, 2009

Columbus Drive at 34th Street has reopened after a fire nearby at an insulation warehouse, fire officials said. The blaze at U.S. GreenFiber insulation is under investigation. ...more

April 15, 2009

Hillsborough County's Fire Prevention division is asking county commissioners for an increase in fees for commercial building inspections, plan reviews and other services. ...more

April 10, 2009

When winter temperatures dip into freeze territory, it's best not to try the farmers' trick of coating plants with a thin coating of ice to help them escape damage. ...more

February 11, 2009

Tampa Bay Water takes very seriously its dual responsibilities of environmental protection and providing drinking water for public health and safety, so I'd like to respond to your editorial of Jan. 31 ("Water Plan Harms Progress," Our Opinion). ...more

February 7, 2009

Firefighters have been called to 5735 Gunn Highway due to a water-flow alarm. "Crews arrived to find water from the sprinkler system coming from under a rear door," a Hillsborough County Fire Rescue news release states. ...more

February 5, 2009

Area strawberry fields were hit with the coldest temperatures of the season last week, but growers used sprinklers to limit damage to berries and blooms. ...more

January 28, 2009