Hillsborough County News

A Florida man accused of setting his estranged wife on fire has been charged with attempted first-degree murder.

A Tampa Bay area woman has sued her ex-boyfriend, claiming he didn't tell her that he had genital herpes.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing and possibly endangered Seffner woman.

An Apollo Beach man accused of setting his estranged wife on fire has been charged attempted with attempted first-degree murder.

The godmother of a 20-month-old boy is accusing of putting the child in a scalding hot bath that caused second-degree burns.

Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 10:52 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 11:20 a.m. APOLLO BEACH Gary Hanney says he knew his brother Chris was having marital problems, but they didn't seem serious enough to raise any red flags.

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded to the scene of a house fire in Apollo Beach Tuesday afternoon, where at least one person was burned.

A man has been taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in critical condition following a shooting today, Hillsborough County deputies say.

A 75-year-old woman who was authorities say was trying to hot-wire her truck died when the car started suddenly and ran over her.

A Tampa, Fla, man, wanted in connection with a fatal shooting there Wednesday might be heading to Columbia, where he grew up.

Saying Thomas E. Stringer Sr. has already endured the public humiliation of losing his judgeship and law license, a federal judge on Friday ordered him to spend one year under supervision and to pay a $250 fine for bank fraud.

Deputies arrested a 56-year-old Tampa man Friday and charged him with possession of pornography involving children as young as 2 years old.

A fire this morning damaged McDonald Elementary School in eastern Hillsborough County.

Billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump is facing litigation from a group of 30 buyers who allege he misrepresented his stake in a $220 million luxury condominium project in downtown Tampa that failed after the development partners went into bankruptcy.

It wasn't difficult to identify the man who fatally shot someone outside a Citgo gas station Wednesday night, Hillsborough County deputies say.

This Nov. 11, 2009 booking photo made available by the Hillsborough County, Fla.

An open letter to Hillsborough County Commission - " will we get all of the facts about the 2010 Light Rail/Penny Tax Referendum? November 6, 2009 at 11:48 am by George Niemann By George Niemann PoHo contributor Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners : It appears likely that you are going to ask us to approve a 1% sales tax increase in November ...

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.

Firearms experts across Tampa Bay on Monday said they knew what could have saved the life of federal public defender Melissa Kupferberg.

Crews are working to control a brush fire in Alafia River State Park that has burned through 500 acres of land in eastern Hillsborough County.