Last week, Corey Smith, a River Ridge Middle School student, went before the Pasco County Commission and asked the county to build sidewalks or bicycle paths along Moon Lake Road. That was not all that unusual. Most of the time, however, the young person merely makes the request, the adult government leaders respond with smiles and a verbal pat on the head and that's the end of it. ...more

December 10, 2008

Economic uncertainty is on the rise, and so is office gossip. Office workers, perhaps fearful of their jobs and worried about their companies' futures, are playing office politics and gossiping more than they were five years ago, according to a recent poll. In fact, 55 percent of those surveyed said politicking at work is on the rise. ...more

October 12, 2008

A 34-year-old man is accused of impregnating a 17-year-old runaway with whom he had a consensual sexual relationship, an affidavit states. ...more

October 10, 2008

Hillsborough County is getting two new principals. On Monday, the school board approved the appointments of Gloria Waite as principal of Mabry Elementary and Lynn Roberts as principal at USF/Patel Partnership Elementary. ...more

October 10, 2008

A Florida teenager told police Monday that he slashed a woman to death during a burglary and a witness said the teen used the $6 he stole during the burglary to buy beer. ...more

September 29, 2008

Healthcare professionals generally recognize the death of a spouse as major stress event in a person's life. And that stress can be compounded when the death occurs in a younger couple. ...more

September 29, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Raymond McGeehan said he simply wanted to go jogging Thursday morning at a park on Parkway Boulevard. ...more

September 13, 2008

Boulevard. A 64-year-old chiropractor, McGeehan of Land O' Lakes, was putting on a knee brace when he said he was attacked by a large dog, according to Pasco County Sheriff's Office records. He told the sheriff's office that he had a run-in with the same dog about a week earlier. The wellfield park is near Pine View elementary and middle schools. McGeehan told the sheriff's office that he grabbed a machete and hunting knife from his vehicle and swung at the dog to keep it away, but more dogs came at him, records said. McGeehan thought the dogs were pit bulls, but they were actually boxers. The dogs' owner, Alan McLeod, 59, of Land O' Lakes, told the sheriff's office he was walking his three adult boxers and 13 puppies Thursday morning when he saw McGeehan screaming at the dogs with the machete and knife in his hands. ...more

September 12, 2008

A 3-year-old boy received "severe bruising" to his legs and buttocks after he was beaten with a belt by a man he called "Uncle Larry," an affidavit states. ...more

September 3, 2008

Motorists should avoid northbound Interstate 275 heading into Hillsborough County for the time being, as one lane is closed because of a multiple-vehicle crash. ...more

August 28, 2008