Tampa Bay: March 15, 2002
Hillsborough County news
Students buy flags, earn extra credit
Hillsborough school officials defend a teacher who promised a grade boost to students who bought patriotic stickers from her.
Balloon fest a victim of safety concerns, insurance costs
BRANDON -- Oggy the dragon, Tony the Tiger and Miss Daisy the winking flower will not be filling the sky over Brandon in the form of colorful balloons this year.
THAP's bills for housing checked
Auditors look to see if THAP overbilled the VA for housing veterans.
Nightclub plans get makeover
The new design scraps the massive steel beams that turned off critics of the project.
Former boxing regulator's ethics case dragging on
TAMPA -- A 3-year-old ethics inquiry of former state Athletics Commission executive director Mike Scionti will last a little longer.