The Florida Strawberry Festival wants to treat a couple to a wedding with a berry theme – right down to the wedding cake. ...more

September 3, 2008

Four days before students returned to the classroom, the community made sure new teachers in the area felt welcome and appreciated. ...more

August 27, 2008

Nearly 31/2 years after hordes of volunteers helped law enforcement search east Hillsborough County for Sarah Michelle Lunde, a jury is set to decide whether David Lee Onstott is guilty of murdering the 13-year-old. ...more

August 20, 2008

J. Bennett DeLoach, a former managing editor of The Tampa Times, died Saturday in his Canterbury Tower home. He was 97. ...more

August 11, 2008

J. Bennett DeLoach, a former managing editor of The Tampa Times, died Saturday in his Canterbury Tower home. He was 97. ...more

August 10, 2008

Katie Sharer recalled how nervous she was as a 16-year-old competing in a swimsuit for Florida Strawberry Festival queen. ...more

July 25, 2008

East Hillsborough County offers an array of worship options. According to a June 2008 poll conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, 92 percent of Americans believe in God. ...more

July 23, 2008

A day after pilot Harlan "Lanny" Northcott and his two passengers died while attempting to fly a cancer patient home, his devastated family tried to cope with their loss. ...more

July 19, 2008

A day after pilot Harlan "Lanny" Northcott and his two passengers died while he was attempting to fly a cancer patient home, his devastated family is trying to make funeral arrangements and thinking about a memorial service. ...more

July 18, 2008

Connecticut is tops. Mississippi is at the bottom. And Florida is about in the middle. Where does your state and community fit in terms of standard of living? A new study modeled on the United Nations Human Development Report provides what it calls a "snapshot" of Americans' well-being, ranked by state and congressional district. ...more

July 16, 2008