Authorities have reopened the southbound Interstate 275 exit toward Tampa International Airport after a serious crash closed the exit for about two hours. ...more

December 19, 2008

A 72-year-old motorcyclist was killed when he ran a red light and collided with a truck, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

December 13, 2008

Portions of the southbound Interstate 75 overpass at Exit 301 in Hernando County damaged by a dump truck earlier today will be removed tonight, Florida Department of Transportation officials say. ...more

December 9, 2008

Hundreds of thousands of pages of what appear to be voter survey documents were found strewn along a section of Interstate 4 early this morning. The documents were discovered along a quarter-mile stretch of the highway near I-275 and contained names, addresses, phone numbers and party affiliations of Hillsborough County voters. Several empty cardboard boxes were found nearby. ...more

November 3, 2008

County Airport Director Don Silvernell gets up around 4 a.m. most weekdays to prepare for the 60-minute trek from his Palm Harbor home to his office. ...more

October 19, 2008

Transportation officials this week are trying to avoid a repeat the massive traffic jam three weeks ago that snarled thousands of Monday-morning commuters on State Road 60. ...more

October 6, 2008

A tractor-trailer crash in Brandon closed down the Interstate 75 access road from U.S. 301 and the Selmon Crosstown Expressway for more than three hours this morning while crews cleared the overturned truck and its load of steel beams. ...more

September 19, 2008

As we see more and more of the pets in our community losing their homes due to economic circumstances, the public needs to understand the safest and most compassionate procedures for surrendering and helping our homeless pets. ...more

August 17, 2008

A new bridge and ramp from westbound Spruce Street to Tampa International Airport opened today. ...more

August 11, 2008

Someone stole a 400-pound anatomically correct bronze bull from the Bloomingdale High School campus in Valrico, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

July 30, 2008