With some 31 persons wounded and 12 dead and Army Major Hasan shot down with two smoking guns in his hands, the reporting concerning the incident continues to refer to Hasan as the "suspect" or "alleged shooter" with precise consistency less someone slip and actually make on unqualified statement that Hasan did in fact shoot a number of people with the two pistols in his hands when he was shot down. ...more

November 13, 2009

A 1-year-old child is brain dead after he was beaten by his mother's boyfriend for crying too much, a report states. ...more

September 12, 2009

A 1-year-old child is brain dead after he was beaten by his mother's boyfriend for crying too much, a report states. ...more

September 11, 2009

Summer in the Bay area means thunderstorms and the Warped Tour, the punk and underground music festival that made a stop at Vinoy Park on Sunday. ...more

July 27, 2009

Some performers from the 1969 Woodstock concert will get back to the garden for a 40th anniversary show this summer. ...more

May 4, 2009

Believe me, it's not always easy being a caring caregiver. Helping a handicapped or ill person accomplish some task is the easy part. Being pleasant while doing it is the hard part. At least it was for me. I remember one time when my late husband Ron had awakened me for about the sixth time one night to help him get his leg back in bed. I was so sleep-deprived, I thought about pushing the rest of him out of the bed, so he could sleep on the floor and I could get some rest. I, of course, didn't do it. Ron's left leg was so badly swollen and heavy from fluid retention that he couldn't keep it in bed and couldn't get it back in bed without help. ...more

March 25, 2009

A Walton County sheriff's deputy charged with drug trafficking is the third to be fired by the department in recent days. ...more

January 11, 2009

The deadline to enter the upcoming Pasco Showcase of Talent, to be held in conjunction with the 62nd annual Pasco County Fair is Jan. 9. ...more

January 7, 2009

A Nature Coast High School band teacher is charged with engaging in sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl. ...more

December 31, 2008

The recent reporting concerning presidential pardons and the involvement of the Justice Department overlooks the fact that the pardoning power is given to the president by the Constitution and it is without limit or qualification. ...more

December 31, 2008