All day long, Shawn Haverfield said, he hears about Rigoberto Moron Martinez, who investigators say unleashed a reign of terror in the Tampa Bay area, raping women and robbing people. ...more

August 27, 2008

An Apollo Beach restaurant employee believed she was going to die when she and a co-worker were attacked and raped early Saturday morning, her sister said. ...more

August 22, 2008

The day before Rigoberto Moron Martinez was charged with in the sexual attacks of two Apollo Beach restaurant employees, he called his ex-girlfriend and told her he knew he was about to be arrested. ...more

August 21, 2008

Two years ago, local environmentalist Mariella Smith asked Hillsborough County to consider buying a piece of property to connect wetlands near the Little Manatee River with a rare scrub habitat and creek system near Manatee County. ...more

August 20, 2008

Sometimes dreams do come true - at least for an 8-year-old girl in South Shore. ...more

August 20, 2008

CLASS NOTES Wilhelm Named To Dean's List Elizabeth J. Wilhelm of Ruskin was named to the Dean's List for the spring semester at Marist College in Pougheepsie, N.Y. Wilhelm is a member of the Class of 2010 and is majoring in business administration with an emphasis on marketing. ...more

August 13, 2008

Day after day for the past two years, trucks full of chopped up yard waste dumped their loads on a piece of land that included a sensitive wildlife habitat in south Hillsborough County. ...more

August 11, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mark Cook. ...more

August 4, 2008

Three new schools will open in August, and more changes are in store for 2009-10 as the district prepares to open an additional five schools. ...more

August 1, 2008

The state is making emergency payments to thousands of Medicaid providers who haven't been reimbursed in nearly a month because of glitches in a new computer system. ...more

July 25, 2008