Tampa Bay Buccaneers kick returner Clifton Smith isn't the biggest player, yet the undrafted free agent worked his way into a starting role and earned his way into the Pro Bowl. ...more

January 29, 2009

Florida could get about $4.3 billion in added federal Medicaid funding this year under the $825 billion economic recovery package being crafted by President Barack Obama and congressional leaders, said Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor of Tampa. ...more

January 23, 2009

It was like something out of a dream. A marching throng of 75 three- to five-year-old preschoolers walking hand-in-hand, ringing bells, smacking tambourines and singing "Happy Birthday" to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ...more

January 19, 2009

It's a chance to gain independence from welfare, to find a job and possibly buy a home. ...more

January 12, 2009

Low-income housing developer Sylvia Alvarez, whose most recent project faces foreclosure, has been approved for a $50,000 federal grant through Hillsborough County's Affordable Housing Office. ...more

December 31, 2008

An excited buzz sounded from the 50 pre-school children at the Redlands Christian Migrant Association's Hope Villa day care center on Youth Care Lane Friday afternoon when Santa Claus arrived - riding in a motorcycle sidecar. ...more

December 20, 2008

Hillsborough and its surrounding counties have some of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation. ...more

December 17, 2008

Hillsborough and its surrounding counties have some of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation. ...more

December 17, 2008

Most people who peruse the "Dear Santa" letters tucked inside a binder at the Victorian Village gifts and collectible store are not surprised to see a skateboard and bicycle among the items on 5-year-old Dion's wish list. ...more

December 10, 2008

Things not going well? Cheer up. It could be worse. You could be a member of the Pinellas County School Board. ...more

December 6, 2008