Gibsonton News

A Hillsborough County woman jumped to her death from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge this morning, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

By Katie Sanders and Andy Boyle , Times Staff Writers Posted: Feb 08, 2010 12:15 PM An official walks along a section of barrier Monday morning where a woman is believed to have jumped to her death from the Sunshine Skyway.

Hillsborough County will hold a public hearing on the widening of Lithia-Pinecrest Road from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, with an open house at 5:30 p.m., at Bell Shoals Baptist Church, 2102 Bell Shoals Road, Brandon.

Rey Ortega, President of the Garrison Developer Group of Florida, announced Jan.

The U.S. Weather Service in Ruskin has verified tropical fish farmers' claims that last week's cold spell was the longest on record for this area.

Am Hope CafA© will soon have a third local location on the grounds of Daystar Faith Center in Gibsonton thanks to the partnership of local organizations who gathered together at Riverview's Resurrection Catholic Church last month.With the numbers of the homeless growing, the Greater Brandon Ecumenical Ministries is aiming to open the third I ...

Two men were arrested Friday evening on charges they stole 16 firearms from two structures on property in Gibsonton, and the only reason they didn't take more was because they couldn't carry any more, arrest records show.

The sun broke through the clouds Thursday at Oak Ridge Fish Hatchery. For the first time in 2010, the thermometer on the tropical fish farm neared 70 degrees.

Though developers were reluctant to talk about it, target dates have been set back from one to three years since the last time their stories were updated, and in one case, a developer with two planned ventures has closed his offices and could not be located for an interview Southshore Commons This is the mall referred to as the one larger than ...

Kathryn and Gil Melendez wanted a big family, and boy do they have one. They have 11 kids living in their house in Gibsonton.

Local Grandmother Receives Community Support For Our Troops By Jennifer Gibbs Transue a oeSupport the Troops:a To some of us, this is just a slogan we see and hear quite often, but one grandmother living in the Brandon area has discovered its true meaning.Natalie Transue, 71, is a retired teachera s assistant, having worked for Hillsborough County ...

A teenager died after being thrown from the bed of a pickup that veered off U.S. 41 and struck a light pole early Saturday in southern Hillsborough County.

Authorities have identified the man a Hillsborough County sheriff's corporal shot and killed after he was called to investigate a domestic disturbance at a supermarket.

Jose Walle was a 13-year-old getting ready to start seventh grade when he was arrested with two adult men last year in a series of brutal rapes.

Gibsonton, Florida is the retirement and off-season home for hundreds of carnival and circus show people.

Ninety bedrooms, an intensive care unit, emergency, surgical and outpatient services and obstetrics with labor and delivery.

South County residents of all ages showed their patriotism and appreciation Nov.

A Gibsonton man was sentenced to 15 years in state prison today for killing an 83-year-old woman while he was street racing.

Two Gibsonton men were given prison sentences today for conspiring to rob four banks and credit unions in Hillsborough County.

A Gibsonton man has been convicted of killing an 83-year-old woman while street racing in 2007.