About 30 people protested a tent city proposal for the homeless today in East Tampa, saying it would be inappropriate to let homeless live at the 12-acre site near Hillsborough Avenue and Harney Road. ...more

August 22, 2009

Officers with the Sebring Police Department will be out at Sebring Middle School Tuesday and Thursday for their Active Shooter Response Training. ...more

August 4, 2009

A teenager smashed a glass front door and two windows in his attempt to retrieve a pair of sneakers on Tuesday. ...more

July 29, 2009

A new state law that went into effect July 1 states that homeowners' associations can no longer prohibit residents from installing drought-tolerant, Florida-friendly grass and landscaping. ...more

July 8, 2009

A new state law that went into effect July 1 states that homeowners associations can no longer prohibit residents from installing drought-tolerant, Florida-friendly grass and landscaping. ...more

July 8, 2009

Somalia's parliament pleaded Saturday for its neighbors and the international community to intervene militarily as Islamist militants took control of a key neighborhood here in the capital, extending an assault that has killed several top government officials in recent days and weakened the government's already tenuous hold on power. ...more

June 21, 2009

A teenager faces charges in a gruesome string of cat mutilations and killings that have horrified his neighbors and shaken animal lovers in two South Florida communities. ...more

June 14, 2009

Don't have time to wash your dog, clean its ears and clip its nails? ...more

May 13, 2009

The dozens of residents unhappy with last month's decision by planning and zoning commissioners to approve the expansion of a drug rehabilitation center in their neighborhood will once again get the chance to air their concerns. ...more

April 30, 2009

A 9-year-old boy accidentally drowned in Lake Cannon in Polk County, deputies said today. Sony Georges was reported missing late Sunday. Deputies found his body this morning in the lake. ...more

April 27, 2009