Valrico News

The Greater Brandon Community Foundation will hold a two-day July 4 celebration this weekend at Westfield Brandon mall, the site of the area's only professional fireworks show.

If you ask Kerry Vosler about the future of art, she'll talk about the importance of reaching children and taking advantage of the economic recession by encouraging more people to become artists.

What appears to be a projectile fired from a pellet gun ricocheted off the window of a 46-year-old Valrico man driving on Martin Luther King Boulevard, west of Blakewood Drive at 11:10 a.m., according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

At least eight people have been arrested on drug and racketeering charges since late Monday afternoon by Hillsborough County deputies.

Another law will raise the price of a pack of cigarettes by $1. On Tuesday, the 30th, Hillsborough County Officers will be out in force making sure drivers and passengers follow the new seat belt regulations.

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It took 15 minutes to get through the front door of a $300,000 house. Investigators used broomsticks and mop handles to push away debris.

Detectives are investigating the murder of a Valrico woman who was found dead inside a storage unit Saturday afternoon.

Eleven cats pulled out of a house in Valrico have all been euthanized, and agencies are investigating what led to the conditions inside the home.

At first glance, the brick Valrico home in an upscale neighborhood appears to be a nice place to live.

Hillsborough County Animal Services investigators said they found eight dead cats and 11 live cats in what they said were deplorable conditions at a home in Valrico.

Neighbors said the smell of cat urine permeated the air. The sharp ammonia stung neighbors' noses when they sat poolside.

Animal control officers have removed five dead cats, and several other sick ones from a home in Valrico filled with piles of garbage.

At least eight dead animals have been found in an upscale home belonging to an elderly Valrico woman.

Carissa Alvanarz walked onto the campus at A Kid's Place in Brandon and her heart suddenly swept her back to her earliest childhood memories.

I've included a wide variety of summer activity choices from free, to definitely not-so-free,from a whole spectrum of learning and fun opportunities.

Hillsborough County Detectives have arrested a Valrico man for an attempted bank robbery.

The storm that prompted Flood Advisories in Pinellas County has disipated, however, the Advisory remains in effect until 4:15 p.m. Storms now firing off in Hillsborough County dumping heavy rain and producing gusty winds.

The gray lines on the lining of the reservoir are repairs that have been made to cracks in the lining.

Undated family photo of Alyce Bowler, 92 who was murdered in her Sawgrass home on Friday.