It turns out a construction site portable toilet wasn't the best place to hide from two men who think you tried to break into their truck. ...more

August 31, 2008

Hillsborough County and Plant City firefighters extinguished a two-alarm blaze in an auto-repair business in Plant City. ...more

August 20, 2008

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews were called to a water treatment plant tonight after receiving a call that chlorine gas was leaking from a 1-ton tank. ...more

August 11, 2008

Regarding "55: Don't Count On It" (front page, July 17): Reducing the speed limit would slow commerce as truck drivers' time on the highway is limited by the DOT to 10 hours of driving on the highway. They are then required to take a 12-hour break. The 55-mph speed limit will deny truckers a reasonable amount of time to deliver their product, and shortages will cause price increases. ...more

July 24, 2008

Sebring Chamber of Commerce is raising funds with a car wash from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Welcome Center, 227 U.S. 27 N. ...more

July 19, 2008

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue will be checking trees at fire stations to make sure they're stable after one tipped over and smashed into two trucks. ...more

July 7, 2008

City residents don't have to throw their junk mail in the trash anymore. Now they can chuck it into their recycling bins. ...more

June 19, 2008

The northbound Sunshine Skyway reopened this morning just in time for rush hour traffic. ...more

June 10, 2008

Tom Hobbie of Holiday agrees with Charley Reese's op-ed page column on who Hobbie calls the "swimmer of Massachusetts," Sen. Ted Kennedy. ...more

June 7, 2008

State transportation officials on Saturday will try to find out how long it takes to close part of Interstate 4 between Tampa and Orlando in the case of a hurricane. ...more

May 29, 2008