Hillsborough County

Possible sinkhole disrupts Florida families near where man died

2013-03-27 10:17:00

A possible sinkhole has forced two Florida families from their homes, officials said, in the latest example of the geological phenomenon that has frequently struck the Sunshine State. About 5 p.m. Tuesday, an emergency telephone call to Hillsborough...

How does a bedroom just collapse? Sinkhole science explained

2013-03-01 18:08:00

Millions of years of geological activity and marine ecology culminated in the the sudden appearance of a 50-foot hole under a Florida suburban household Thursday. Sinkholes similar to one that swallowed 36-year-old Jeff Bush’s bedroom and,...

Florida sinkhole survivor: Family 'going through hell'

2013-03-04 13:15:00

The Florida sinkhole has emerged into public view, the same as a family's suffering. Officials continued their work Monday of demolishing a Hillsborough County, Fla., home that had been partially swallowed by a sinkhole on Thursday night, taking Jeff...

Demolition begins on Florida home partially swallowed by sinkhole

2013-03-03 12:52:00

A demolition team is reluctantly finishing what a Florida sinkhole started. For a couple of hours Sunday, workers in Hillsborough County�started the somber process of knocking down the remains of a home that was partially swallowed in a sinkhole on...

Florida sinkhole: Neighboring home 'compromised'

2013-03-02 14:15:00

The sinkhole that opened underneath a Florida house, pulling into it a man who officials fear is dead, has compromised the house next door, officials said Saturday. Officials planned to let family members, accompanied by firefighters, into the...

Florida man presumed dead after sinkhole swallows his bedroom

2013-03-01 09:06:00

A Florida man who was in his bedroom late Thursday night is presumed dead, swallowed by a sinkhole that opened beneath his Tampa-area home, officials said. The man, identified as Jeff Bush, 36, was in his bedroom when the sinkhole opened up. Bush...

Florida sinkhole that swallowed man continues to deepen

2013-03-01 19:17:00

The� sinkhole that opened under a Florida home Thursday night, swallowing a man in his bed, continued to grow Friday evening, officials said. “The hole has gotten deeper,” geotechnical engineer Larry Madrid said at a press conference...

Gates-funded advocacy group to shut down

2012-10-18 15:53:49

Florida man charged with plotting attacks to avenge Muslims

2012-01-09 16:37:43

Michael Lohan denied bail -- boxing career jeopardized?

2011-10-29 16:37:54

Michael Lohan: No contest means no jail in domestic violence case

2011-11-16 21:38:00

'Value-added' teacher evaluations: L.A. Unified tackles a tough formula

2011-03-28 00:00:00

In Houston, school district officials introduced a test score-based evaluation system to determine teacher bonuses, then — in the face of massive protests — jettisoned the formula after one year to devise a better one. In New York, teachers...

Crews began demolition Sunday on a home in Florida's Hillsborough County that was partially swallowed last week by a sinkhole.

2013-03-03 00:00:00

Hillsborough County (Fla.) firefighters fold an American flag after removing it from a home that is being destroyed Sunday after a sinkhole opened up underneath a bedroom late Thursday evening and swallowed a man in Seffner, Fla.

2013-03-03 00:00:00

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Urban Search and Rescue Team gather on the scene of a sinkhole with building collapse at 240 Faithway Drive in Seffner, Fla. on Friday, March 1, 2013. A 36-year-old male was still unaccounted for underneath the approximately 100 foot wide and 50 ft deep sinkhole.

2013-03-01 00:00:00