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U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland, applauds the passage of his amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014, eliminating additional taxpayer-funded recreational facilities for terrorist detainees at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

A 69-year-old Valrico woman was killed Friday, June 14 in a car accident in Polk County, south of Lakeland, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

The letter is in the mail, for each of the seven Hillsborough County Commissioners, with a separate letter for Commissioner Al Higginbotham, who represents the community in which Bloomingdale, Brandon and Valrico residents are up in arms over a proposed development off Bloomingdale Avenue.

Early this morning, a woman was shot in her Valrico driveway and then managed to drive herself to Brandon Regional Hospital, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

When AOL approached me in 2010 about launching this new online community site, I jumped at the opportunity.

Nikki Li's friends and co-workers thought she was crazy to fly from her native Brooklyn, N.Y., to Valrico to help her cousin, Lin Jian, open his first restaurant.

On Thursday, May 30, state Rep. Jake Raburn, R-Valrico, of District 57, hosted a Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony in conjunction with an open house at his district office in Erindale Plaza.

The Florida Commission on Ethics found that five current and former lawmakers filed incomplete financial disclosure forms, according to a news release sent Wednesday.

Asana Yoga has relocated to Plaza Bella, 1038 Bloomingdale Ave., Valrico, just in time for the yoga center's lineup of summer classes.

Residents opposed to a big-box retail and apartment development off Bloomingdale Avenue met last week to hammer home the details of the questions they plan to ask Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham at a meeting he scheduled for tonight, June 10, at the Brandon Recreation Center on Sadie Street.

Heavy rains over the past fews days in the Greater Brandon area caused a towering tree at Little and Durant roads in Valrico to cave in to the pressure of rain-soaked grounds.

As you know by now, the Hillsborough County Commission repealed their eight-year-old ban on promoting or sponsoring gay pride events yesterday, which according to one of the Christian conservatives who railed against the repeal said, means the county has now lost 'the favor of God.'

The YMCA Youth in Government is a statewide youth program that brings approximately 700 students together to experience the law-making process first-hand through a unique "youth-run, youth-led" process.

BY PENNY FLETCHER A handful of residents questioned accessibility of their streets during a sewer line project at a public meeting held at the South Shore Regional Library May 28. This is Phase II of a project that will eventually bring waste water from as far north as Valrico to the newly expanded waste water treatment plant visible from ... (more)

"This home was built for the modern-day family," said Sunrise Homes' marketing coordinator, Lauren MacKay, speaking of its "Summit" model home at Arbor Reserve, a gated community in Valrico featuring 33 exclusive home sites.

Mark your calendars for Family Life Conference 2013, June 6 to 9, presented by New Hope International Outreach Ministries.

The Camp Gordon Johnston World War II Museum in Carrabelle will have Jennifer Duncan from Columbus, Georgia as a special guest on Saturday, June 8. Jennifer will be singing and entertaining with some of the great songs from the 1930s and 1940s; the program will be 11 to 11:45 a.m. Jennifer has entertained many historical, military and veterans ... (more)

Are the lights on or did Princess Leia just walk into the room? That's what will probably run through people's minds when they set eyes on the hilarious Han Solo Frozen In Carbonite Light Switch.

When 10-year-old Ronnie Galletti announced he had been named Valrico Elementary School's 'Most Athletic' student, his mother, Debbie, relished the tradition behind the recognition.