Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission workers are holding an amnesty event today where unwanted nonnative pets can be handed over with no questions asked. ...more

November 7, 2009

Unwanted nonnative pets, from shy hedgehogs to lumbering boa constrictors, can be handed over with no questions asked this weekend at an amnesty event sponsored by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. ...more

November 6, 2009

Unwanted nonnative pets ranging from shy hedgehogs to lumbering boa constrictors can be handed over with no questions asked this weekend at an amnesty event sponsored by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The program is offered only a few times a year in cities across the state. Saturday's event at Busch Gardens is co-sponsored by the city of Plant City. Exotic pets may be brought to the parking lot at the northeast corner of McKinley Drive and Bougainvillea Avenue, between Adventure Island and Busch Gardens, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. ...more

November 3, 2009

Commissioners unanimously reversed a decision to repeal a nearly 30-year-old ordinance banning private wells in the city. ...more

October 29, 2009

When Dade City Commissioner Camille Hernandez made a motion last week to repeal the town's ban on private irrigation wells, she said it was about conservation and property rights. ...more

October 21, 2009

To help prevent the release of unwanted exotic animals, Plant City and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will host a non-native pet amnesty day Nov. 7. ...more

October 21, 2009

When City Commissioner Camille Hernandez made a motion last week to repeal the city's ban on private irrigation wells, she said it was about conservation and property rights. It was wasteful to force homeowners to use city's potable drinking water to sprinkle their lawns if they could afford to drill a well, she argued. She was convincing, winning a 3-2 majority vote to repeal a decades-old ordinance. ...more

October 20, 2009

A 64-year-old woman was cited with careless driving this morning after tapping a stroller with a 1-year-old boy inside, police said. ...more

March 11, 2009

Detectives today went door to door searching for clues and warning neighbors about a robber on the loose with a history of violence after a weekend home invasion. The attack happened in the middle of the day Saturday on Bougainvillea Street, west of U.S. 41, in an area known as the Southside Flower District. ...more

March 10, 2009

TAMPA POLICE This is a partial list of service calls reported Oct. 27 to Nov. 2 to the Tampa Police Department. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the department at (813) 276-3200. ...more

November 5, 2008