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  1. Family of Lee Roy Selmon takes a spin on new expressway extension
    Yesterday• Transportation
    Chris Selmon, youngest son of late Tampa Bay Buccaneer legend Lee Roy Selmon, walks with his mother Claybra Selmon along the new Selmon Expressway West extension during its grand opening Monday.
  2. Hillsborough commissioner seeks to preserve USF land
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Hills borough Commissioner Kimberly Overman wants the county to preserve the 769 acres for which the University of South Florida is seeking development proposals. (Photo courtesy of Jeannie Mounger).
  3. Meet the creator of the pickle pizza, the talk of the Florida State Fair
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    This pickle pizza is one of the new offerings at the Florida State Fair this year.
  5. Busch Gardens to bring back indoor theater shows in May
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Starting Friday, May 28. the new acrobatic show, “Cirque Electric,” will be open at Busch Gardens with modified operations in the park’s theaters.
  6. Selmon extension opens to Tampa Bay commuters today
    Yesterday• Transportation
    A concrete grinding machine is used to finish the roadway surface on the westbound lanes of the Selmon Extension, a 1.9-mile toll lane located in the median of Gandy Boulevard, where construction continues on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Tampa. The extension will allow a choice for local residents and regional travelers: use Gandy Boulevard for local destinations or use the Selmon Extension for a direct connection to the Selmon Expressway or the Gandy Bridge.
  7. Man, woman targeted unlocked vehicles in thefts, say Hillsborough deputies
    Apr. 17• Breaking News
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  8. Nike Live store in development at Tampa’s Hyde Park Village
    Apr. 17• Business
    Nike Live stores, like this one in Long Beach, Calif., offer a curated, membership-focused experience. The company plans to open a Nike Live store in Tampa's Hyde Park Village, according to plans filed with the city.
  9. Rome Yard bid process was unfair, says losing bidder in lucrative Tampa West River project
    Apr. 16• Politics
    The downtown Tampa skyline seen from an area known as the Rome Yard on Friday, April 16, 2021.
  10. Tampa Muslim civil rights leader accused of abuse, harassment
    Apr. 16• Florida
    A 2019 photo of Hassan Shibly, a Tampa civil rights lawyer who for a decade led the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. He has been accused of abuse and harassment by several women, an NPR investigation found. He has denied the allegations.
  11. Tampa man, 20, faces murder charge in September shooting, deputies say
    Apr. 16• Hillsborough
    Dontavius Williams, 20, faces a charge of first-degree murder, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
  12. Insanity hearing in New Tampa crash case postponed
    Apr. 16• Hillsborough
    Mikese Morse attends a pretrial detention hearing in 2018 in Hillsborough Circuit Court.
  13. Michael Benito made a name prosecuting Tampa’s worst crimes
    Apr. 16• Tampa
    Mike Benito, whose legal career spanned 40 years, was best known for his work prosecuting homicides in the 1980s.
  14. Motorcyclist, 19, killed in crash on U.S. 41 in Ruskin, troopers say
    Apr. 16• Hillsborough
    A 19-year-old motorcyclist was killed Friday morning in crash on U.S. 41 in Ruskin, troopers said.
  15. Corner Club in Seminole Heights is open again, under new ownership
    Apr. 16• Food
    Smoked fish dip is served with toasted bread, lemon and hot sauce at the new and revived Corner Club at 1502 E Sligh Ave. in Tampa. The beloved Seminole Heights dive bar closed down last year and has reopened under new ownership.
  16. Pickup driver was impaired when he ran over Tampa motorcyclist, deputies say
    Apr. 15• Tampa
    Laramie VanTreeck, 30, faces a charge of DUI manslaughter, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
  17. Man faces murder charge in Town ‘n’ Country slaying, deputies say
    Apr. 15• Tampa
    Andy Dominguez-Hernandez, 38, faces a charge of second-degree murder, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
  18. Tampa moves ahead on slowing down apartment boom
    Apr. 15• Tampa
    Tampa City Hall.
  19. USF students, faculty balk at idea to develop untouched land near campus
    Apr. 15• Hillsborough
    The USF Forest Preserve, north of the university's Tampa campus, is home to a cypress flood plain. Critics of a plan to seek developer interest in the preserve say the habitat is important for clean drinking water, flood mitigation and greenhouse gas emissions storage in Tampa Bay.
  20. Piney Point threat to Tampa Bay Water desalination plant diminishes
    Apr. 15• Environment
    An aerial view of a storage pond at the closed Piney Point fertilizer operation in Palmetto, Manatee County. .
  21. Pastor, girls’ basketball coach among 79 arrested in Hillsborough sex sting
    Apr. 15• Hillsborough
    Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister announces the results of Operation Takedown, a weeklong undercover sex crime sting that netted 79 arrests, in this screen shot of a news conference streamed live Thursday on the Sheriff's Office's Facebook page.
  22. ‘New’ Tampa International Airport opened 50 years ago. Here’s what it was like.
    Apr. 15• History
    Left to right: A photograph of the 1971 Tampa International Airport terminal complex, Joyce Mandley's family visiting the airport when it opened (courtesy of Tampa International Airport), and executive director of the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority George Bean in the 1960s.
  23. Florida House passes bill banning transgender athletes from women’s sports
    Apr. 14• Politics
    Times file photo of the transgender pride flag.
  24. Charles Otero, former Tampa police chief and head of school security, dead at 95
    Apr. 14• Tampa
    Charles Otero, who served five years as Tampa police chief and helped found the Scool Resour ce Officer program, died April 8. He was 95.
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