A lockdown at four Hillsborough County schools has been lifted, officials said. ...more

September 24, 2009

Stephano Espinoza is a mild-mannered artist with a drive to excel. The Blake High School junior is making an early case for success. Last month, he won the 11th Congressional District Art Contest for his painting titled "Past." ...more

April 1, 2009

Things To Do is a list of some of the most interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

March 25, 2009

A cast of performers at Masque Community Theatre is itching to present ... the rest of the story. ...more

March 18, 2009

A Winter Haven man was spared the death penalty Thursday for his role in the 2006 slaying of a Polk County drug dealer. ...more

March 6, 2009

The family of a Blake High School secretary who was murdered in 2007 sued the Hillsborough County School Board today, saying it was negligent in hiring, supervising and disciplining the school custodian who killed her. ...more

March 5, 2009

A former assistant principal in Tampa who was accused of embezzling thousands from a school district account has lost her teaching certificate permanently, according to action taken this week by a state commission. ...more

February 28, 2009

More than 30 blind students competed at the Central Florida Regional Braille Challenge on Friday at the Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired in South Tampa. ...more

February 27, 2009

A former assistant principal in Tampa who was accused of embezzling thousands from a school district account has lost her teaching certificate permanently, according to action taken today by a state commission. ...more

February 26, 2009

A former Blake High School custodian faces up to life imprisonment after a jury convicted him today of murdering his ex-girlfriend in October 2007. ...more

February 19, 2009