Chris Steiglen was in science class at Farnell Middle School last year when his cell phone went off. He quickly answered it, but it was too late. The phone was confiscated by the teacher and Steiglen's parents had to come after school to collect the phone. ...more

July 16, 2008

Beginning in 2009, Florida is dropping the portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test that measures how much children know about reading and math compared with students in other states. ...more

July 1, 2008

Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries opened its newest restaurant last weekend - joining five other locations in the Tampa area. ...more

June 28, 2008

The four public schools that serve Westchase-area students got a $40,000 boost recently from World of Westchase. ...more

February 20, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - The replacement of the Old Memorial Highway Bridge over Double Branch Creek has been a feat six years in the making. ...more

February 2, 2008

Alonso High School entered J.W. Mitchell Stadium Tuesday night and kept the Mustang's boy's soccer team on their heels for most of the game, en route to a 1-0 Class 6A, District 7 victory. ...more

November 14, 2007

An Alonso High School student crossing between cars that were turning was bumped by a vehicle but not injured, a Hillsborough County School District spokeswoman said this morning. Emergency medical service was called as a precaution, district spokeswoman Linda Cobbe said. ...more

October 23, 2007

A teenage driver was going 'well above' the speed limit and driving recklessly when he fatally struck a man riding a motorbike, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

October 19, 2007

TAMPA – A 16-year-old Alonso High School student faces vehicular homicide charges in the death of a 49-year-old motorbike rider on Countryway Boulevard in September. ...more

October 18, 2007

TAMPA - Brandon High School sophomore Robert Coulon says his teachers can't get around to help every student in class anymore, so it's "hard to figure out what you're doing." ...more

October 18, 2007