Lithia News

Renee Watley of Riverview knows that when you become aware of a certain issue, you begin noticing it more in your daily life.

It's shaping up to be an interesting year in local politics. State Rep. Rachel Burgin, R-Riverview, formally announced this weekend that she'll run for state Senate, opposing Brandon Republican Tom Lee,A according to the Tampa Bay Times .

Stand for the Silent founder Kirk Smalley speaks to students and parents about school bullying and youth suicide.

Once a month, he accompanies his patients, employees and anyone else who cares to join in on a walk through Aldermans Ford Park.

Randall Middle School students staple notes to the school's Pay It Forward bulletin board.

According to the affidavit, Browning called the Mosaic office in Lithia on May 7, and told a legal secretary that he found a broken camera and that the media card inside had "1,137 pictures of Mosaic property with chemical spills and damaged property, that could cause damage to their reputation if the wrong entity possessed them." Hamp Plowden, ... (more)

Commissioners there have approved a burn ban, after a 100-acre fire torched an area near Hudson, forcing dozens of people from their homes.

Gun safety and proper handling of a firearm became a topic of discussion last month following the death of a Lithia man.

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews responded to a brush fire encompassing an area between 45-75 acres Wednesday afternoon, near the Chito Branch Reserve in Lithia.

Law enforcement will saturate downtown Tampa during the Republican National Convention.