TAMPA, Fla. - A trio of kayakers who recently got lost on the Hillsborough River are back on dry land thanks to deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. The kayakers were paddling ...

deputies successfully rescued three kayakers on Sunday who were stranded on the Hillsborough River. The rescue operation began around 6:30 p.m. As darkness fell, the kayakers lost their way and ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Hundreds of thousands of gallons of raw sewage — enough to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool, was spilled into the Hillsborough River, according to state environmental reports.

Outdoorsy visitors and locals alike flock to Hillsborough River State Park, which sits about 20 miles northeast of downtown Tampa. Offering Class II rapids (a rarity in Florida), camping ...