Police Chief Stephen Hogue said the city's crime rate dropped 12 percent in the first six months of this year compared with the same time period in 2007. ...more

August 27, 2008

His studio isn't spacious, but his imagination has no bounds. When Hernie Vann gazes at a felled tree in the woods, a bird perched on a car or sunlight filtering through the trees, he sees elements of a painting. ...more

August 23, 2008

His studio isn't spacious, but his imagination has no bounds. When Hernie Vann gazes at a felled tree in the woods, a bird perched on a car or sunlight filtering through the trees, he sees elements of a painting. ...more

August 20, 2008

Principal Beatrice "Bonnie" McDaniel is no stranger to Robles Elementary School on East Sligh Avenue. Before her promotion to principal in July, she was the assistant principal for seven years. ...more

August 13, 2008

Folsom Elementary School's new principal, Cora-Lynne Wimberly, believes she was destined to be an educator. ...more

August 13, 2008

J. Bennett DeLoach, a former managing editor of The Tampa Times, died Saturday in his Canterbury Tower home. He was 97. ...more

August 11, 2008

J. Bennett DeLoach, a former managing editor of The Tampa Times, died Saturday in his Canterbury Tower home. He was 97. ...more

August 10, 2008

Three Hillsborough schools are among 13 targeted statewide for possible closing a year from now because their students have been the lowest performing in the state. ...more

July 30, 2008

Three Hillsborough County schools are among 13 targeted for possible closing a year from now because their students have been the lowest performing in the state. ...more

July 29, 2008

A program designed to provide counseling in lieu of prosecution for juvenile domestic violence offenders is expected to officially launch this month in Hillsborough County. ...more

July 21, 2008