Scott Settlemire stood amid the hundreds of cars at the Tampa Bay International Auto Show and wondered, for a moment, what it would be like if there was one vehicle that fit all our needs. ...more

October 23, 2009

Hillsborough Community College President Gwendolyn W. Stephenson announced Friday she plans to retire next June. ...more

October 17, 2009

Cub Scout Pack 801 is seeking new members. The pack is hosting an organizational meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. today in the cafeteria at Hunter's Green Elementary, 9202 Highland Oak Drive. ...more

September 2, 2009

A lawn maintenance man in Lutz was bitten by a pygmy rattler Monday, the second such attack in two weeks. ...more

August 25, 2009

Esther Orreno, 87, said she wasn't scared when she fought a pygmy rattlesnake with her cane earlier this week and squeezed it to death with her right hand. ...more

August 14, 2009

One fatality was reported Monday when a pygmy rattlesnake bit an 87-year-old woman on the hand. The final score: Cane-wielding octogenarian, 1: venomous snake, 0. ...more

August 10, 2009

Here's a chance to help courageous kids who are battling cancer feel like kings and queens. ...more

July 11, 2009

The board of the Hillsborough County teachers union has unanimously picked its new leader now that its long-serving executive director is retiring. Nicholas Whitman, who has led unions throughout the Midwest and Northeast, will take over the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association in August. ...more

June 22, 2009

Gulf offensive coordinator Brian Wright was only looking for a few things heading into spring football practice - a backup quarterback and help on the offensive line. ...more

May 29, 2009

It's official: New Tampa has a third Rotary Club. Organizers of the New Tampa Evening Rotary learned last week its application for charter membership had been approved by Rotary International, said Said Iravani, a founding member and club vice president. ...more

April 1, 2009