Visitors industry officials have recruited three vessels rigged with 19th century sails and are seeking three more for the Tall Ships Tampa maritime festival, which is expected to draw thousands of people to the Channel District in July. ...more

February 5, 2010

Visitors industry officials have recruited three vessels rigged with 19th century sails and are seeking three more for the Tall Ships Tampa maritime festival expected to draw thousands of people to the Channelside District in July. ...more

February 4, 2010

A 74-year-old man was stuck by a car and killed about 8:30 p.m. Thursday when he and his wife were crossing the road at North 56th Street and Temple Heights Road in Temple Terrace, the Temple Terrace Police Department reported. ...more

October 1, 2009

A South Florida medical student was among the survivors of the US Airways flight that landed in New York's Hudson River. ...more

January 16, 2009

The fourth annual "Rudolph Roundup," a toy drive for children living in foster or group homes due to neglect or abuse, continues through Thursday. ...more

December 10, 2008

This letter is to the brainless idiot who damaged my garage door in Sebring Hills on Halloween night. Halloween is for children and no little child could have caused the $290 worth of damage that was done to my property. ...more

November 20, 2008

The estate of a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a newspaper delivery man filed suit today in Hillsborough County Circuit Court. ...more

November 10, 2008

8:00 p.m. Plant City A small survey of polling places in the Plant City area showed the precincts were line-free after 6 p.m., with some seeing only a trickle of voters coming in after 5 p.m. ...more

November 4, 2008

John McCain may be tested ("Uncertain times require McCain's tested vigilance," Our Opinion, Oct. 19), but the results don't give me confidence. ...more

October 22, 2008

Hillsborough County is getting two new principals. On Monday, the school board approved the appointments of Gloria Waite as principal of Mabry Elementary and Lynn Roberts as principal at USF/Patel Partnership Elementary. ...more

October 10, 2008