A St. Petersburg nursing home resident was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he yanked a woman out of her wheelchair because she turned on the television while he was sleeping, according to authorities. ...more

August 27, 2009

A burglar was caught this morning crawling out of a hole at the Village Inn in St. Pete Beach after a restaurant supervisor heard noise and called police, reports state. ...more

May 4, 2009

Authorities say they have arrested a 25-year-old who has been impersonating an Orange County sheriff's deputy. ...more

March 14, 2009

The following people were booked Thursday, Dec. 4 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

December 6, 2008

A small church with a big heart is about to commemorate its denomination's 100th birthday. And some would say what better way to celebrate than with a new pastor. ...more

September 24, 2008

In Raleigh Whiteman's column of Nov. 8, Democracy Not Always The Answer, he appears to slight democracy in the title. Actually, the column is about religion. Whiteman says there are over billion atheists and agnostics in the world, the wildest estimate I have ever heard. According to Whiteman, "Nary a one of these 37 churches considers any of the others to be equal or valid." On the contrary, today the Roman Catholic Church considers a baptism in virtually any Protestant church to be valid. Although there are several sects of Eastern Orthodox, they all recognize the others as having valid Apostolic Succession. The Church of England practices InterOrdination with a sect called the Old Catholic Church.Bishops of either church are sometimes ordained by Bishops of both churches. The Methodist Church split off the Church of England, but not because of differences in belief. John Wesley did not introduce new beliefs, he wanted a new emphasis on Bible study and to bring Christian services to the American frontier. ...more

December 9, 2007

The Grace Christian School Patriots varsity soccer team recently won the Florida Christian Conference State Championship by defeating Land O' Lakes Christian 3-0 in front of a crowd of about 400. ...more

December 8, 2007

Tree, As In Christmas The consensus of the Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce not to promote an event as "faith-based" slipped in the censorship of the word "Christmas" from its first "Holiday Tree Lighting" coming up Saturday in a Pasco County park. ...more

November 26, 2007