Brandon News

When a tree falls during high winds and storms no one is really surprised, but when a huge tree decided to cut loose from its foundation it was a bit surprising since it was a fairly quiet weather evening.

River Hills is a gated community in Valrico, FL, and it's a great place to live.

It has some very nice amenities such as the River Hills Country Club that includes an Olympic size pool, clay tennis courts and a challenging 18 hole golf course.

It has one other thing. An American Hero.

St. Petersburg, Florida - When my wife got transferred to Brandon in late 2006, it seemed like a no-brainer that we'd have to move from Lutz to Brandon.

The following note from Miranda Hanks in Brandon, Florida is one of many special greetings that SooToday.com is publishing over the holidays from expatriate Saultbies.

Jan. 20 marks the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States.

Trade a pint of your blood and get a free pound of coffee from Dunkin Donuts during a special blood drive this weekend.

So-called "trash-out" businesses that clean up foreclosed homes are a big growth industry.

Hillsborough County detectives are investigating the slaying of a man in a storage-facility parking lot in Brandon.

Ed Croake rarely called in sick during his 23 years as a clerk with the U.S. Postal Service.

Showgirls, Brandon's controversial bikini bar, has closed its doors. A family-oriented watering hole will soon open in its place.

Tower Dairy on 78th Street near Brandon is one of only four left in Hillsborough.

Purpose: Serves as a distribution point for food banks in 10-county area. A typical November brings in 650,000 pounds of food.

A man has been arrested in the severe beating of another man outside a Brandon bar early Thursday.

Vanessa Herron picked the wrong place to ram her vehicle into another vehicle six times today, Hillsborough County deputies say.

A Riverview man is being sought for questioning in a bar fight early Thursday that left a man in critical condition, authorities said today.

A man violently attacked another man in the parking lot of the brand new Green Iguana Bar & Grill in Brandon early this morning, Hillsborough County deputies say.

A Mulberry man accused of taking items from more than 20 cars last month was arrested Tuesday on 41 charges including grand theft, armed burglary and criminal mischief, according to arrest affidavits.