Gina Hammons drives more than 500 miles per week to ensure her autistic son is matched with the right teachers. ...more

September 21, 2008

More than ever the Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind must depend on the generosity of individuals after state budget cuts, leaders say. ...more

August 23, 2008

A local nonprofit organization designed to help troubled teens break the cycle of drugs, fighting and dropping out of school is feeling the pain of state budget cuts. ...more

June 25, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - It could have been a time for celebration when Sandra Toner's 10-year-old son, Jacob, conquered the third grade FCAT reading exam, even if he did it with a minimal passing score. ...more

June 21, 2008

It may prove expensive to operate, but budget cuts won't stop officials from opening Hernando County's newest high school in fall 2010. ...more

June 18, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - The girls aren't bad, they've had bad things happen to them. So spoke Danielle Taylor-Fagan, executive director of the PACE Center for Girls, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this week in helping troubled teen girls turn around their lives. ...more

June 14, 2008

MIAMI - Miami-Dade County's public defender says his office plans to refuse most felony cases because state budget cuts mean his attorneys can't effectively cover their caseloads. ...more

June 4, 2008

When the first wave of state budget cuts came, the Upper Pinellas Association for Retarded Citizens looked for savings wherever it could. ...more

May 26, 2008

Boldly going where no Boy Scout has gone before, dozens of youths in blue and tan uniforms spent their Saturday mingling with extraterrestrials, shaking hands with spaceship pilots and cheesing for the camera with Darth Vader and his storm troopers. ...more

May 25, 2008

High fuel prices are driving many West Pasco leaders and residents up a wall. ...more

May 21, 2008