Ruskin News

The last remnants of Tropical Storm Ida will usher in cooler temperatures and increase this month's rainfall in Manatee County, according to weather experts.

Despite recently reported instances of some plumbers inferring that homeowners still are required to install backflow valves, the countya s moratorium on backflow enforcements remains in effect.

Hillsborough County emergency crews and Sheriff's deputies are on the scene of a school bus crash in Ruskin.

A traffic incident involving a pest control truck and a school bus has sent eleven people, including ten students, to the hospital.

"Last year we had over 18,000 attendees and this year I am hoping for 20,000 over the course of the weekend," said Melanie Morrison, Executive Director of the Ruskin Chamber of Commerce.

County libraries: locked. Parks: shuttered. County Center: shut down. It wasn't an official holiday, but a plan to save $700,000 in tax dollars.

Looking for some fun in the sun in the coming months? Following is a list of some of Florida's finest festivals, fairs and unique outdoor events found right here in the Tampa Bay area.

If you think you're in a fog when you walk outside this morning, you're not alone.

A cool front that was supposed to give us another dose of that fine fall weather over the weekend looks more like it will fizzle before it reaches the Tampa Bay area.

Buck waits for an adopter. Bruny Hudson Buck, a mastiff mix, arrived at Critter Adoption & Rescue Effort , Hillsborough County's no-kill animal shelter in Ruskin, Fla., after having spent a night with a caring family, something he had not done for a long while.

Checkers waits at C.A.R.E. for a forever home. Bruny Hudson Critter Adoption & Rescue Effort , Hillsborough County's no-kill animal shelter in Ruskin, Fla., will present Boo Bash, a lighthearted party for animal lovers and their doggy family members or friends at its site, Saturday, Oct.

Before Gwendolyn W. Stephenson took over Hillsborough Community College in 1997, the place had an air of paranoia, tension and poor morale.

That's the evidence troopers have right now against the driver in Saturday night's fatal hit-and-run crash involving a 17-year-old pedestrian from Ruskin, Florida Highway Patrol Sgt.

You might want to pull out those jackets and sweaters, Manatee. After dripping in sweat last week with the heat index soaring well into the 100s, temperatures are expected to drop into the 50s this weekend.

Florida Highway Patrol on scene. -I-275: 16min Fowler Av to Howard Av/Armenia Av , avg speed 31mph ramp to NB Memorial Hwy - accident blocking the right lane - Florida Highway Patrol on scene.

Ben Williams, who was born into a circus family and made a name for himself both inside and outside the Big Top, died this month of cancer.

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An 83-year-old motorist was killed in a collision Tuesday. Julius Houghtaling of Sun City Center was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred at 4:15 p.m. at U.S. 41 South and Stephens Road in Sun City, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

You're about to have one less excuse for not taking the bus. HART is on the cusp of creating Hillsborough County's first community-based bus service, which would allow people near established routes through Brandon, Seffner, Ruskin and Wimauma/Sun City to call for pick-up service.

However, shutting down the Wimauma Community Collection Center, operated by the Hillsborough County Solid Waste Department, is being attributed not to financial strain, but to underuse.