Florida National Guard conducting multiagency preparedness exercise

For the last few days, the Florida National Guard has been conducting a multi-agency training exercise throughout Tampa Bay. Sunday, they focused their efforts on Channelside where they tested their ability to detect and identify threats from pharmaceutical-based agents.

Tampa guitar shop handcrafts artistic, acoustic instruments

Over the last decade, a Tampa woodworking shop has taken center stage for creating smaller, eye-catching string instruments.  

Robber steals more than $30,000 worth of jewelry from Zales in Brandon, deputies say

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is working to identify a suspect who stole more than $30,000 worth of jewelry from a store inside the Brandon Town Center Mall.   

Unfounded shooting incident leads shoppers to run for cover at Brandon Mall

Frightened shoppers darted through the Brandon Mall and storefronts rushed to close their security gates after a man causing a commotion led some to believe shots had been fired inside the shopping center on Saturday night. 

Tampa police, community groups team up for 'Stop the Violence' event

The Tampa Police Department and Rise Up for Peace Inc. hosted a family fun day event focused on raising awareness against gun violence in the community.

Citizenship clinic helps 100 Hillsborough County residents get closer to achieving their American dream

Bay Area labor unions and community groups came together Saturday to launch the first-ever "Together We Rise" citizenship clinic in Tampa. The new program is aimed at helping legal permanent residents in Hillsborough County become U.S. citizens. 

USF's star softball pitcher hopes to advance to NCAA tournament in final season

As redshirt senior Georgina Corrick nears the end of her final season with the University of South Florida Bulls. She's hoping to accomplish one thing she's yet to in her historic college career: Advance in the NCAA tournament.

Hillsborough drug treatment court helps woman battling addiction get sober

This month marks the 30th anniversary of Hillsborough County's drug treatment court. The program has helped thousands of people beat drug addiction.

Hillsborough emergency officials urge residents to prepare for Hurricane Season

Hillsborough County emergency managers urged the public to start preparing for hurricane season Wednesday, which is less than two weeks away. Officials said evacuation zones are expected to change in the coming days or weeks and the most important thing residents can do is regularly check the county's website for an updated map.

Local news goes global: Kelly Ring in Saudi Arabia for troop buildup before Desert Storm

In 1990, Kelly Ring traveled with a team of journalists from the Tampa Bay area and MacDill Air Force Base's Central Command to tell the story of the troop buildup before Desert Storm.

Bay Area fish farm is one of world’s largest pet fish distributors

Pet fish lovers across the Bay Area don’t have to travel far to fill their tanks because a Bay Area fish farm is a leading distributor of ornamental fish.

Woman records man with pants half down after alleged beach flashing incident

Meanwhile, another woman in Polk City says a similar man exposed himself to her at a gas station and put his genitals on her vehicle. Officials in Hillsborough and Polk counties are trying to identify him.