A sign still standing at a former Brooksville filling station traps fuel prices in time. ...more

August 4, 2008

Even if New Port Richey's Main Street is no longer the commercial center it once was, even if mom-and-pop stores have given way to chains, even if that down-home atmosphere has quickened to the fast pace of the exurbs, John Herig and his Cathedral Automotive is still here. ...more

July 30, 2008

A 7-year-old girl called Plant City police early this morning from her house at 3450 Silverstone Court to tell them she was all alone. ...more

July 25, 2008

A broadside crash at the intersection of northbound U.S. 27 South and Orange Boulevard ended with two women being rushed to Highlands Regional Medical Center and man being airlifted to Tampa General Hospital. ...more

July 20, 2008

SEBRING - One of the victims of a two-vehicle crash near the Raceway gas station south of Sebring died Sunday at Tampa General Hospital, a Florida Highway Patrol press release stated. Harland Hoeft, 92, died at 4:45 a.m. Sunday, more than a day after he pulled his 1998 Oldsmobile off of Orange Boulevard and into the path of a northbound 2002 Chevrolet. ...more

July 20, 2008

Police are looking for two men who attacked a cab driver at knifepoint, one of whom the cabbie stabbed in the hand. ...more

July 18, 2008

There are so many things to love about summer; the warm weather, the grilling outdoors every night and the coveted summer vacation. If I had to define myself, I would fall into the "homebody" group. ...more

July 16, 2008

Even if New Port Richey's Main Street is no longer the commercial center it once was, even if mom and pop stores have given way to chains, even if that down-home atmosphere has quickened to the fast pace of the exurbs, John Herig and his Cathedral Automotive is still on Main Street. ...more

July 16, 2008

TAMPA - If a major hurricane hits Florida this year, causing widespread power outages, fuel will be available at select gas stations thanks to a year-old state law. The law, passed in 2006, requires certain fuel terminals and retail stores to be able to operate on emergency power post-storm. ...more

July 11, 2008

Despite objections from residents, county officials on Wednesday approved beer and wine sales at a CVS pharmacy under development in the heart of Meadow Pointe. ...more

July 10, 2008