Hernando County, FL -- The Hernando County Sheriff's Office is now taking applications for anyone interested in becoming an alternate School Crossing Guard.

Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED, knowledge of basic traffic laws and safety procedures, and the ability to work with little to no supervision.

For more information or to fill out an application, you can visit hernandocountysheriff.org.

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A Tampa Bay area man has been convicted for murdering a teen during a carjacking.

A Hernando County jury found 21-year-old Steven Wesolek guilty Friday of first-degree murder, attempted murder, carjacking with a firearm and robbery with a deadly weapon. He faces a possible death sentence.

Tampa, Florida --  The U.S. Postal Service and its letter carriers ask Tampa residents to join them and the rest of the nation in combating one of the U.S' growing problems, hunger, by leaving food at your mailboxes on Saturday, May 12. 

According to USPS, this one-day food drive is the nation’s largest single-day food drive across America — including Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands.