Robert Leal French Sr., 82, of Plant City, Fla., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, from pulmonary fibrosis.

If you are up for a casual evening touring of historic homes that have been decorated for the holidays, you are in for a treat Dec.

The speed limit was recently lowered to 40 mph on a short stretch of State Road 39 due to a bridge replacement project.

You better watch out because you-know-who is coming to town. Santa will be among the highlights of the 26th annual Plant City Christmas Parade, which will march through downtown starting 6 p.m. Dec.

A leading business organization plans to give Christmas shoppers another reason to shop locally this holiday season.

This area usually has quite a few different activities for the holiday season. Many of them are already listed and have dates and times.

Boating and fishing enthusiasts who frequent the Medard Park Reservoir in Plant City should enjoy it while they can.

Bubba the Love Sponge Clem didn't want any publicity. He just wanted to help two grieving widows in any way possible.

On Mar. 4, 2002, Army Spc. Marc Anderson was killed in action in Afghanistan, becoming the first Hillsborough County resident killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"It's cool. I mean, not right now. But when the time is right, the view is amazing." I was standing out in the back parking lot -- the smoking lounge of the Nob Hill Inn, the classic dive at 420 East Colfax Avenue that Westword writers staked out for a day -- and Randy Malone, weekend bartender at the Nob Hill, weekday regular, was hunching down, ...

To Tom Norton, father-in-law of Spec. Eric N. Lembke, a soldier killed in Afghanistan Oct.

Police arrested a disabled Homosassa man Wednesday afternoon after a search warrant revealed he was in possession of several images and videos of child pornography.

Teenagers will have plenty to do this month at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St.

The body of fallen Plant City soldier will be carried in a procession in Tampa on Thursday afternoon.

The Plant City Photo Archives' fifth annual Salute to Veterans photo exhibit will open Saturday with a reception from 9 to 11 a.m. The exhibit includes hundreds of photos of Plant City area veterans who served in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and other conflicts.

The music that normally streams from one small home on West Bates Street is silent.

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:32 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 11:25 p.m. Lakeland and three other cities tied for the hottest weather in the nation Saturday.

An accident involving a Toyota car and a garbage truck early this morning pinned a garbage collector between the two vehicles.

The estate of a man shot to death by deputies two years ago has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

Local residents heard of U.S. Army Spec. Eric Lembke's death while serving in Afghanistan, and they were saddened to hear the news.