Hillsborough County News

Fire crews were dispatched to the 9000 block of Bramble Court at 2 a.m. Friday for a report of a fire that started in the home's garage.

Published: Friday, July 3, 2009 at 11:46 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 3, 2009 at 11:46 a.m. TAMPA Authorities say a 43-year-old Tampa man who was fired from his job this week threatened to kill his former supervisor with a baseball bat.

Authorities are searching for two burglary suspects who led deputies on a chase into Hillsborough County.

The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF0 tornado in the Carrollwood area Tuesday afternoon.

Widespread showers and thunderstorms continued to develop across the area on Wednesday.

Fox 13 anchor Russell Rhodes has reached a plea deal with prosecutors. Rhodes, 50, made a plea of no contest in court Wednesday morning to a misdemeanor obstruction charge.

The heavy rain has forced several Hillsborough County families out of their homes this afternoon.

A Brevard County judge has ordered a serial rapist -- who moved to Melbourne after serving 13 years in prison for raping 12 Tampa-area women and attempting to rape four others in the 1980s -- held without bond until Hillsborough County officials take custody of him on probation violation charges.

A tornado warning has expired for east Hillsborough County. The National Weather Service says radar indicated a tornado formed in the area near Brandon, Riverview, Bloomingdale and Gibsonton.

Buckle up or pay the consequences. Florida's seat belt law is in effect, and people throughout the state are getting tickets for not wearing their belts.

A California company hoping to build a distribution hub near environmentally sensitive land in Ruskin gets one more chance at its proposal after planning commissioners shot down its request to build a giant warehouse facility off U.S. 41.

Hillsborough County, which ranks No. 1 in the state for alcohol-related traffic deaths, will be the target of a Sheriff's Office crackdown starting Saturday.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating an overnight stabbing.

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When A Baseball Community, the coalition helping the Rays to scout out possible locations for a new stadium, started off all of the places scoped out were in Pinellas County.

Infomercial pitchman Billy Mays died at his Tampa, Florida, home Sunday morning, authorities told CNN.

The hundreds of guests who waded through a morning rain Friday to memorialize Hillsborough elections supervisor Phyllis Busansky were greeted at the door by reggae music.

The man known as the "Hyde Park Rapist" for admitting to raping 12 women and trying to rape four others was rearrested on Saturday and charged with violating his probation.

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For the second time in a week, a woman has been charged with hoarding dozens of cats in her house, and deputies say many of them are in bad health.