Given that Newsome High School was the most dominant swim team in Hillsborough County, spots for non-Newsome athletes on the Western Conference All-Star team were tough to come by. ...more

November 28, 2007

The Plant City Dolphins youth football players and cheerleaders are on a roll. ...more

November 15, 2007

Men in traditional Puerto Rican straw pavas, or hats, teens wearing backward baseball caps and a smattering of women eager to break the gender barrier gathered recently to renew a connection with their island heritage. ...more

November 4, 2007

Participants in the Westminster Kennel Club or Crufts dog shows don't have to worry about dodging rain clouds. ...more

November 3, 2007

Although it entails months of work to pull off, time away from her family and more hassle during the hectic holiday season, Becky Goble says a single image motivates her to help with the Brandon Junior Woman's Club holiday party for underprivileged children each year. ...more

November 3, 2007

Men in traditional Puerto Rican straw pavas, or hats, teens wearing backward baseball caps and a smattering of women eager to break the gender barrier gathered recently to renew a connection with their island heritage. ...more

October 29, 2007

On a tree-filled lot north of town Friday morning, a large crane helped Benita and Carl Hayes fulfill a dream. ...more

October 13, 2007

VALRICO - Nanci Chadwick wasn't sure whether to go to sleep Sunday night or move her car and take her dogs, cats and chickens to higher ground. After driving rain last week and more Sunday in Polk and east Hillsborough County, the Alafia River rose more than 3.5 feet over the weekend, bringing it within 18 inches of flood stage, or 13 feet, regional forecasters said. Chadwick's home is right on the river. ...more

October 9, 2007

Nanci Chadwick wasn't sure whether to go to sleep Sunday night or move her car and take her dogs, cats and chickens to higher ground. ...more

October 9, 2007

TAMPA - Bay area auto insurance agents still don't know what to tell customers about changes in coverage that went into effect this morning. ...more

October 1, 2007