Hillsborough News

What his mother did; what the child protection network was supposed to prevent; what medical science is supposed to treat all eventually succumbed to neglect, rules and regulations and eventually to the grave.

The James A. Haley VA Medical Center is building a canopy of solar panels, seen here in a rendering, over 4 acres of parking lots and hopes to generate 3.6 megawatts of electricity to supply 10 percent of the hospital's power.

A cold front moving through the area today will make it a chilly, breezy day at the Florida State Fair.

A "Team mascots have a history of offending." So begins an onlineA storyA posted byA Time magazine A on the sometimes controversial choices of organizational mascots, such as for professional football teams or even,A as defined by Time, an "inconspicuous elementary school." Time offers a well-known example of controversy, of mascots referencing ... (more)

The Florida Highway Patrol has released the identities of the three victims killed when the SUV they were riding in overturned in Hillsborough County.

No doubt from time to time, you have watched our local government in action and thought to yourself: "What a bunch of doofuses! Why if I was an elected I could do a much better job than those chuckleheads." It seems with a mere nine months before Hillsboroughites head to the polls, most of the community's incumbent officials - from the Florida ... (more)

As Florida went, so did Hillsborough County, with Mitt Romney rolling to a lopsided 19-point margin here en route to a landslide victory statewide over Newt Gingrich.

New Hampshire pilot charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of an airplane passenger, his 35-year-old daughter, was arraigned this afternoon in Franklin Superior Court and released on personal recognizance.

Transportation records show the flight instructor for a New Hampshire pilot charged with killing his daughter in a Massachusetts plane crash repeatedly denied his requests to fly solo.

Hillsborough County deputies are looking for a man who robbed a Walgreens at Fletcher Avenue and North Boulevard on Saturday afternoon.The suspect was described as white between age 40 and 50, 5 feet 8 to 5 feet 10 inches tall, and 160 to 180 pounds.

A New Hampshire pilot who prosecutors said wasn't qualified to fly without an instructor on board has been indicted on an involuntary manslaughter charge in connection with a western Massachusetts plane crash that killed his 35-year-old daughter.

A New Hampshire pilot faces manslaughter charges for a crash in January 2011 that killed his 35-year-old daughter.

A New Hampshire man piloting a plane that crashed as it approached a western Massachusetts airport, killing his daughter, has been indicted on an involuntary manslaughter charge.

Hillsborough County school officials are seeing the flip side of living by the numbers.

Hillsborough County leads the state in early voting turnout for the state's presidential preference primary.

Allowing a Muslim leader to speak to high school students does not equate to supporting terrorism, Hillsborough County schools superintendent MaryEllen Elia said Tuesday.

In normal times, the election to lead the Hillsborough County teachers' union might appear as exciting as Groundhog Day in Florida.

Leaving a dog tied up outside and alone for more than a few minutes is now illegal in Hillsborough County.

Leaving dogs tied up or chained outside is illegal in Hillsborough County after commissioners Thursday adopted a ban pushed by animal welfare activists.

Hillsborough County is likely to waive at least some development impact fees in hopes of spurring economic development, commission Chairman Ken Hagan told the Tampa Bay Business Journal late Thursday.