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By Michael Eng | Managing Editor Firefighters from Hillsborough County Fire Rescue extinguished successfully a  fire this afternoon just east of McIntosh Road about three miles north of Interstate 4.

The holiday weekend turned tragic for one Plant City-area family, when a teen-age boy shot and killed his father to protect his mother, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

Jury selection in the murder trial of Dorice “DeeDee” Moore begins today in Tampa. Moore is accused of killing Florida lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare in 2009. Shakespeare, of Lakeland, won $17 million in 2006. Three years later, his family reported him missing.

By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Unable to reach an agreement for a new contract, BayCare Health System, which includes South Florida Baptist Hospital, no longer will be a participating provider with United Healthcare plans that include commercial, Medicare, Medicaid and Florida Healthy Kids. According to BayCare, United terminated BayCare physician groups from participation in […]

By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Every Friday, a row of bikes is parked alongside the playground fence at First United Methodist Church’s Wesley Center off West Reynolds Street. A sign posted at the front doors reads: “No weapons.” There, a tattooed man in a leather vest greets visitors. His name is Muff McLeod. He’s […]

By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Through the end of the year, Mendonsa Road is only open to local traffic.