LITHIA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is working to rescue people from flooding along the Alafia River. Deputies said there is more than 6 feet of water in some areas along ...

GIBSONTON, Fla. (WFLA) — Locals watched as the Alafia River rose in front of the Rivers Edge Bar & Grill in Gibsonton Thursday evening. “I’m a little concerned about how much more of the storm surge ...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Hillsborough County deputies are in East Tampa Friday working to rescue people trapped in Alafia River flood waters. The sheriff's office posted a video of ...

The Polk Regional Water Cooperative is legally challenging a permit granted to Tampa Bay Water for increased water withdrawals from the Alafia River. Polk County officials argue that the permit will ...

About 1,500 adults and hundreds of children ditched modern comforts to experience frontier life during one of the coldest ...

HOMELAND – Jim Sawgrass lifted a large conch shell and blew into one end, sending a baritone note across the 300 acres of the Alafia River Rendezvous on Friday morning and signaling to people to ...

VALRICO, Fla — Days after Hurricane Debby made landfall, river flooding remains an issue in communities across the Tampa Bay area. The Alafia River is currently in a "major" flood stage. River Drive, ...

ALAFIA RIVER, Fla. (WFLA) — Deputies saved a family of three, and their dog, from the Alafia River flood in what they’re calling a “Furry Companion Rescue.” According to the Hillsborough County ...

Several people gathered this weekend in Polk County for the 55th annual Alafia River Rendezvous, a reenactment of frontier life in the 1820s and 1830s.