A dust-up between the Hillsborough County Commission and the Tampa Sports Authority was defused Friday when Sports Authority executive director Henry Saavedra agreed the agency would significantly cut its administrative costs. ...more

July 19, 2008

Steve Nipper made his living as a computer programmer, banker and insurance agency owner, but he's dreamed of the stars since he bought a dime-store telescope as a boy. ...more

July 10, 2008

Tax reform and one of the worst housing slumps in Florida history joined forces to drive down Hillsborough County property values last year, the first year-to-year decline since 1992. ...more

July 1, 2008

The scene is eerily familiar: a blond woman in the shower, a shadowy image approaching, the maniacal shrieking as the shower curtain rips open. Then the scream. ...more

June 29, 2008

Hillsborough County Aging Services Department is a lifeline for 77-year-old Jean Parrish, who is blind. ...more

June 28, 2008

Hillsborough County leaders met in the neighborhood last week to celebrate a new day for the community's children's services campus. ...more

June 28, 2008

Three Hillsborough County employees are suspected of selling parts off county firetrucks and pocketing the money, County Administrator Pat Bean said Thursday. ...more

June 27, 2008

At age 91, James Carter is ready for a new beginning at the county's latest senior center. ...more

June 25, 2008

More than 1,200 people, including scores of teenagers from across the state, are in downtown Tampa for the 23rd National Conference on Preventing Crime in the Black Community. ...more

June 21, 2008

More than 1,200 people, including scores of teenagers from across the state, are in downtown Tampa for the 23rd National Conference on Preventing Crime in the Black Community. ...more

June 20, 2008