It's been a long, drawn-out process, but work finally began recently on a complete makeover to the façade of the Towne Square Shopping Center at the intersection of Kenilworth Boulevard and Lakeview Drive. ...more

November 24, 2009

Parents or guardians who need Christmas toys must register with Toys for Tots at the Florida Department of Children and Families office, at 9550 U.S. 19, Suite 201-A, Port Richey, by Friday, Dec. 4. An article in Nov. 4 editions gave an incorrect address. ...more

November 7, 2009

Christmas came in July for organizers of the annual Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign for gifts for needy children. ...more

November 4, 2009

A 15-year-old boy was breathless and frantic on a 911 call after stabbing his younger brother in the chest with a kitchen knife in an argument over loud music, according to recordings released Friday. ...more

October 30, 2009

The father of slain 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford reminisced about his daughter's life and the need for more funding for child protection organizations Saturday at the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters Awards. ...more

April 4, 2009

A Polk County deputy and her husband are questioning why the Florida Department of Children and Families took 17-month-old Zachary Johnson and his 2-year-old brother from their custody and placed them with an aunt and uncle. ...more

March 18, 2009

The Florida Department of Children and Families never received a call from a neighbor reporting child abuse by a man now charged with killing a toddler in his care, an agency spokeswoman said this morning. ...more

March 16, 2009

The tired, the poor and the huddled masses yearning to breathe free often find the path of liberty leads to Pasco County. ...more

February 25, 2009

The father of a missing 5-year-old Putnam County girl said he and his 17-year-old girlfriend have passed polygraph tests, according to CNN.com. ...more

February 12, 2009

Drug Free Highlands and the Highlands County Sheriff's Office want parents of teens to talk with their children about underage drinking and they have come up with a way to initiate that conversation. ...more

January 29, 2009