A woman repeatedly raped after friends left her at a South Tampa bar in 2005 admitted today from the witness stand that details of the night are still sketchy. ...more

December 15, 2008

Frustrated by two deadly house fires in East Tampa since Thanksgiving, emergency workers fanned out today, handing out dozens of free smoke detectors and batteries to scores of College Hill residents. ...more

December 15, 2008

Style alert: Hats are back! Next time you're out, just take a quick look around. Hats are everywhere and can be worn by anyone. ...more

December 14, 2008

A look at how hat's are back in style. ...more

December 12, 2008

TAMPA A Middleton High School teacher is being honored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Hillsborough County school officials announced today. Richard L. Crawford is a recipient of the institute's 2008-09 Educator Excellence award, which is given to up to seven educators worldwide every two years by nomination only. ...more

December 9, 2008

St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church will have a breakfast with Santa from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at the church, 9724 Cross Creek Blvd. ...more

December 3, 2008

The week before Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa on Feb. 1, volunteers for Habitat for Humanity in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties will be eyeing a record of their own. They plan to start and finish five houses that week. One they will start on Super Bowl Sunday morning will be done by the time the game starts after 6 p.m., they say. ...more

December 2, 2008

Two lanes of northbound 50th Street between Uceta Road and East Broadway Avenue in East Tampa are closed while the Tampa Water Department repairs a broken 24-inch water main. ...more

December 2, 2008

It was a partnership with the best of intentions. A well-respected nonprofit housing and employment organization wanted to create jobs for workers from some of East Tampa's most economically depressed neighborhoods. ...more

November 22, 2008

The city council will continue exploring the potential for urban gardening on some of the city's vacant lots, but not everyone agrees on the benefits. ...more

November 19, 2008