Novemberfest, one of Brandon's premiere fall events, is about to kick off. ...more

November 4, 2009

WestShore Plaza owner may change WestShore Plaza could have a new owner soon. Current owner Glimcher Realty Trust is close to a deal to sell a 60 percent stake in WestShore and one other mall to private equity firm Blackstone Group LP for $195 million, the Wall Street Journal said, citing unnamed sources. ...more

November 4, 2009

Bill Foster and Kathleen Ford are battling to replace Mayor Rick Baker, who is finishing his second term. ...more

November 3, 2009

N.C. STATE AT FLORIDA STATE KICKOFF: Noon; Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee ...more

October 31, 2009

NO. 18 MIAMI AT WAKE FOREST KICKOFF: 3:30 p.m.; BB&T Field at Groves Stadium, Winston-Salem, N.C. ...more

October 31, 2009

The national Amber alert program began in 1996 after the slaying of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman in Texas and has spread to all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The national Amber Alert Symposium is this week in Tampa and included a candlelight vigil Tuesday. The program is designed to coordinate the efforts of law enforcement, transportation officials and the media. In the past three years, organizers said, there have been more than 50 cases in which the abductor heard about the Amber alert and released the child. ...more

October 28, 2009

A Pasco County construction company owner pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal fraud charges. ...more

October 28, 2009

Students at the Ybor Child Development Center recently congratulated Jennifer Frances, founder of Bess the Book Bus mobile literacy program, for winning $2,500 in CITGO gift cards from Fueling Good. ...more

October 28, 2009

Hillsborough County public elementary school students can get swine flu vaccinations at selected high schools beginning next week. ...more

October 28, 2009

Two men were injured when a small plane crashed in rural Pasco County on Sunday afternoon. ...more

October 26, 2009