Hillsborough comes up with a novel way to deal with a teaching shortage at some struggling schools. Top administrators are volunteering to help in the classroom for the rest of the year.

A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 10 p.m. But forecasters believe the worst of it will be over by then.

Jimenez fatally stabbed 63-year-old Phyliss Minas. He spent 24 years on Death Row and died at the age of 55.

The team's future in the Sunshine City is no clearer after last week's announcement that it was dropping its bid to develop a stadium in Tampa.

Records show the state obtained new vials of lethal injection drugs as recently as August. Debate continues over their use.

The state park's underwater theater will reopen in March after renovations, and other attractions are closed while new sidewalks are installed.

A recent comparison to 19 other metro areas paints a challenging picture for Tampa Bay.

Riverview, Lutz and Wesley Chapel are among the top 20 nationally in the growth of renter populations, according to the web site RENTcafe,