TAMPA, Florida - A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday for a new SMART home being built for a wounded Tampa Marine. Sergeant Mike Nicholson lost both his legs and his left arm in an improvised explosive device attack on July 2011 in Afghanistan. He grew up in South Tampa.

Dozens of people, including Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, attended the ceremony. It was held on the property site, along the 6300 block of Interbay Avenue.

Tampa, Florida --The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in the Cube building on Ashley Drive in Downtown Tampa has hired Jane Simon as its new director.

Simon who will see daily operations comes to the Museum, has a background including working as a curator of the USF Contemporary Art Museum as well as for the Exhibitions for the Madison Museum of Contemporary Arts in Madison Wisconsin.

The Museum houses historic and contemporary photographs by national and internationally known photographers.

Hillsborough County, Florida-- The Hillsborough County Consumer Protection Agency is warning residents of a recent rise in timeshare telemarketing scams. 

According to their latest Consumer Sense report, the rise comes as a result of the current economically challenging conditions- which have left many timeshare owners unable to afford their units.