BUT OFFICIALS SAY OTHER FACTORS WERE AT PLAY ...more

June 26, 2008

Six red sticks with the appearance of dynamite were discovered Sunday night in a Spring Hill home. ...more

June 24, 2008

Lisa DePew of New Port Richey says letter expressing concerns about Barack Obama being a Muslim sleeper misstates the presidential candidate's background. ...more

June 11, 2008

James Hugh Austin, 61, of Spring Hill, died Monday, June 2, at his home. He was born in Knox City, Texas, and moved to this area 18 years ago from Arlington, Texas. ...more

June 5, 2008

LAKE ALFRED Polk County police are investigating the drowning death of a 5-year-old girl which occurred Saturday evening. ...more

May 31, 2008

DADE CITY - A 16-year-old Pasco High School student was arrested Tuesday, accused of tampering with her mom's food, knowing she would have an allergic reaction. ...more

May 21, 2008

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Central grad working out of bullpen for Huntsville Stars as he moves closer to making Major League club. ...more

May 21, 2008

It wasn't the first time a 48-year-old white man had slung racial slurs or derogatory names in the Country Club Estates community, neighbors told deputies. ...more

February 8, 2008

Wharton's Andreas Shields and Josh Powell didn't expect to be in this position today. Shields, a tight end, and Powell, a linebacker/strong safety, each had a rugged road in getting to National Signing Day. Shields, who signed with USF, didn't even play a down his junior season after dislocating his knee as he was practicing the day of the Wildcats' season opener against Freedom. ...more

February 6, 2008

The oil portrait "Girl from the Sabine Mountains" shows a peasant woman reclining, closing her eyes and stretching her billowing white sleeves behind her dark hair. ...more

February 3, 2008