Operation Boomerang, designed to let gang members know that law enforcement is not going away, has led to about 75 arrests. ...more

February 20, 2009

A joint effort between Hillsborough deputies, Tampa police and the Florida Highway Patrol led to 72 arrests on gang-related charges. ...more

February 19, 2009

A joint effort between Hillsborough deputies, Tampa police and the Florida Highway Patrol led to 72 arrests on gang-related charges. ...more

February 19, 2009

When somebody is unwillingly bobbing in the water between the Sunshine Skyway Bridge and McKay Bay, more than likely, members of Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75 will spot him and pull him from the drink. ...more

February 18, 2009

A cloud of coal dust gushed from the smokestack at Tampa Electric's Big Bend Power Plant on Wednesday after one of its coal-fired units unexpectedly went offline, TECO officials said. ...more

February 12, 2009

A cloud of coal dust gushed from the smokestack at Tampa Electric's Big Bend Power Plant this afternoon after one of its coal-fired units unexpectedly went offline, TECO officials said. ...more

February 11, 2009

Hundreds of people lined up in the cold for the grand opening of the community's first major department store recently. Within 20 minutes after Bealls' officials celebrated the ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. Friday, hundreds more had walked through the doors. ...more

February 11, 2009

There is still space in several of the county's after-school programs, which provide supervised sports, games and craft time. ...more

February 11, 2009

More Debt A Mistake It is government intervention in the mortgage industry that got us in this mess. How can they expect us to trust them to get us out by slamming more long-term debt? They just need to cut taxes. ...more

February 11, 2009

The First Baptist Church of Ruskin has hosted a soccer league for the past five years and a basketball league for the past two. ...more

February 11, 2009