Hillsborough County News

A 14-year-old boy was taken to the hospital for alcohol poisoning Friday night after his uncle gave him grain alcohol, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is looking for a robbery suspect who threatened to shoot a clerk at Joe's Deli Convenience Store, 3939 U.S. 301 N. in Riverview, if she didn't cooperate.

Convicted rapist Jerrod Pass faces three more life terms after being found guilty today in another sexual assault.

Tampa, Fla. -- Video released by the Hillsborough County Jail showing a detention deputy being attacked by an inmate, then other inmates coming to his aid, is making national news and prompting phone calls from around the world from people wanting to thank the inmates for what they did.

In a 5-2 vote, Hillsborough County Commissioners directed the county attorney to draft a resolution of intent to place a one percent sales tax on the November 2010 ballot that could bring light rail to the area.

It might be acceptable for adults at the gym, in road races and in triathlons. But high school girls in sports bras and boys with bare chests violate the dress code of Hillsborough County's public schools and officials are once again attempting to enforce the rule - no matter how hot it is.

Shocking footage of an inmate strangling a guard at a Florida jail before other prisoners battled to save him has been released.

A surveillance camera recorded the brutal attack on a jail guard by an inmate in Tampa.

Ten children have been taken to hospitals with minor injuries after a school bus and a truck collided this morning, Hillsborough County deputies say.

Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call on reports that the suspect, 26-year-old Walter Dunn, III, attempted to set his estranged wife on fire.

A police officer shot and killed a pit bull as it attacked a Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy who was trying to serve an eviction notice.

A man riding his bicycle under the influence was hit and killed by a Hillsborough County deputy Sunday night.

A former student who had sex with her Hillsborough County teacher is suing the school district for failing to protect her.

Cleaning up the shore of Lake Forest one recent Saturday morning, retired University of Miami education professor Anne Hocutt couldn't figure out why anyone would befoul such a pretty spot.

The sister of a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office sergeant who was killed on duty says a motorcycle ride arranged in his honor was "just overwhelming." Sgt.

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.

Some Hillsborough County offices will be shut down on Friday, Ocotber 30th, due to budget cuts.

Hillsborough County residents that are considered at high risk to contract the H1N1 flu will have the opportunity to get vaccinated in Tampa.

A 35-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a home invasion robbery in which a Gulf coast deputy was shot in the neck.

In a Jan. 10, 2008 photo, former school teacher Debra Lafave arrives for a probation violation hearing at the Hillsborough County Courthouse in Tampa, Fla.