Hindu and Buddhist priests chanted sacred hymns and cascaded flowers over a 3-year-old girl who was appointed a living goddess in Nepal on Tuesday. ...more

October 8, 2008

The United States is committed to Ukraine's security and freedom, Vice President Dick Cheney pledged Friday, suggesting that Russia was posing a "threat of tyranny, economic blackmail and military invasion" to its neighbor. ...more

September 6, 2008

An Oviedo man with ties to a drug scheme involving two former Pasco County Sheriff's Office employees entered a guilty plea Friday in U.S. District Court. ...more

August 23, 2008

The Suncoast News' recommendation of Pasco County Commission District 3 incumbent Ann Hildebrand, based on her "involvement on numerous public and private boards" is commendable but not a basis for her continuing for a seventh term, opponent Wil Nickerson responses. ...more

August 23, 2008

France's broadcast authority has banned French channels from marketing TV shows to children younger than 3 years old, to shield them from developmental risks it says television viewing poses at that age. ...more

August 21, 2008

DADE CITY For the second time this year, the Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce will be looking for a new executive director. Tony Lister, who was selected to serve as the chamber's director in April, has resigned. In a resignation e-mail, Lister said he would work full time at the chamber through Aug. 27 and then on a part-time basis as needed. Lister, 37, previously was a teacher at Wesley Chapel High School. In April 2005, Lister was elected unopposed to the San Antonio city commission to fill a seat left open by the retirement of four-term Commissioner Dennis Phillips. In March, the chamber severed its ties with longtime director Phyllis Smith. Smith resigned March 12 but had agreed to stay on while a new director was selected and settled into the position. ...more

August 19, 2008

Zephyrhills will host the National Night Out tonight ...more

August 5, 2008

Palm Beach County health officials say 10 people in the area recently have fallen ill from consuming tainted fish. ...more

July 18, 2008

There are 12 portable classrooms at Zephyrhills High School, and there should be three more by next school year, Principal Gerri Painter says. ...more

June 25, 2008

A nude dancer and her boyfriend were charged with retail theft Friday after they were spotted stealing clothing at a store on County Road 581, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 15, 2008