CRIME TRACKER This crime index is published in an effort to help residents keep track of crime in their neighborhood and to promote public safety. Below is a partial listing of crimes handled by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office between July 13-19 arranged by ZIP code. These are crimes that have been investigated by deputies and don't reflect unfounded calls for service. ...more

July 26, 2008

The Seffner-Mango area is growing, and not just in terms of population. At the July 17 Seffner-Mango Community Plan meeting, 20 residents agreed to shift the community's boundaries and claim a chunk of land east to McIntosh Road for the community plan. ...more

July 25, 2008

Tech. Sgt. Mark Bordwine was setting up for MacDill Air Force Base's annual Air Fest 2008 when a woman walked up to him and handed him a commemorative coin. ...more

June 28, 2008

More than three years after a poacher shot off her upper beak, a bald eagle named Beauty can finally live up to her name - with the help of volunteers. ...more

June 7, 2008

An American Indian who shot a bald eagle for use in a tribal religious ceremony must stand trial, a federal appeals court has ruled. ...more

May 10, 2008

She has been named Beauty, though this eagle is anything but. ...more

May 6, 2008

Sebring-About 20 children and adults were in attendance at the start of the Pumpkin Decorating Festival at Lakeview Memorial Gardens Saturday morning. ...more

October 29, 2007

Lately, I've been up close and personal with an inordinate number of Florida wildlife. Some of those encounters have been pleasant, some not. And that got me to thinking about why we react as we do to "all creatures great and small," including people. I've spent many mornings admiring the beautiful sandhill cranes, storks, and ibis that are tame as pets around here. I've watched a bald eagle swoop low overhead then soar to its nest atop a dead tree. ...more

October 21, 2007