Pen pal Sarah Sagrati and Alissia Casher found out about their similarities. ...more

February 4, 2009

NORTH TAMPA - Two Tampa men are accused of pistol-whipping a person and stealing his car this morning. Hillsborough County deputies have arrested 27-year-old Antonio Davis and 35-year-old Robert Forte Jr. Each was charged with carjacking, armed robbery and resisting arrest without violence. ...more

February 2, 2009

The city plans to pump an additional $1.5 million in federal and state grants into a program to buy foreclosed and abandoned homes in neighborhoods hardest hit by the mortgage crisis. ...more

January 30, 2009

Authorities today said that counterfeit Super Bowl merchandise with a retail value of $500,000 was being sold from a city flea market. ...more

January 28, 2009

It seemed silly for longtime rivals Durant and Plant City to not be able to play in the same football district. ...more

January 28, 2009

Color, texture and spirituality describe the art of North Tampa Art League's February Artist of the Month at New Tampa Regional Library, Carol Northington. ...more

January 28, 2009

Tampa Fire Rescue responded to a house fire today at 2910 Okara Road in North Tampa. Crews arrived at 4:02 p.m., and had the fire under control in 20 minutes, a Tampa Fire Rescue news release states. ...more

January 23, 2009

Tampa has gotten the federal OK to spend $13.6 million to buy foreclosed and abandoned properties. ...more

January 21, 2009

Herbert Washington thinks he will like his pen pal when he meets him next week. ...more

January 21, 2009

Tampa has gotten the federal OK to spend $13.6 million to buy foreclosed and abandoned properties. The funding will come from the city's share of the $3.9 billion Neighborhood Stabilization Program, a response to escalating foreclosures nationwide. The stabilization program is overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. ...more

January 20, 2009