A mother is suing the Hernando County School Board on behalf of her autistic son, claiming the district did nothing to protect him from attack on his school bus. ...more

June 18, 2008

A truck driver who authorities say plowed into a car in a crash that killed seven related youngsters in Lake Butler has been sentenced to seven years in prison as part of a plea deal. ...more

June 13, 2008

I'd expect our leading educators would be smarter than a fifth-grader. ...more

June 11, 2008

A local law to prevent sexual predators and offenders from clustering in Hillsborough County neighborhoods will be ready for the county commission in about two months. ...more

May 22, 2008

TAMPA - A local law that will prevent sexual predators and offenders from clustering in specific Hillsborough County neighborhoods will be ready for the county commission in about two months. ...more

May 21, 2008

Members of the New Port Richey Fire Department used electric and hydraulic tools to cut into an old school bus Monday as they trained for rescuing people trapped in accidents involving school buses. The New Port Richey Marine Institute donated three buses to the fire department to assist in the training. The fire department's firefighters are participating in training this week, and some members are training to be recertified with the Florida Urban Search and Rescue team, which includes the New Port Richey Fire Department. ...more

May 20, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - An 18-year-old Dixie Hollins High School student arrested Friday on charges he sexually battered a 15-year-old girl on a school bus was released from custody early today. ...more

May 10, 2008

Sharon Philyaw of Safety Harbor, chairwoman of the No Bus Committee, is pleased with the Pinellas School District's scrapping of a planned bus terminal. ...more

May 10, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - A group of children headed to school from the Chelsea Woods Apartments shared their bus shelter with a dead man Friday morning. ...more

May 10, 2008

LAND O' LAKES -- A group of children headed to school from the Chelsea Woods Apartments shared their bus shelter with a dead man this morning. Deputies responding to an 8:27 a.m. call from a distressed mother found a 19-year-old white male sitting on a bench in a bus shelter at 4453 Alpine Road. Investigators believe he died of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head; a neighbor reported hearing a gunshot at about 3:50 a.m. today, Pasco County Sheriff's Office spokesman Doug Tobin said. ...more

May 9, 2008