Heather Hasenstaub feels sharp pain each day. She cannot walk without a cane. She recently suffered burn injuries on her right arm and leg. Three of her top teeth were broken during a fall. She was trying to escape a burning house. ...more

December 4, 2008

It's also illegal in Hernando County. ...more

December 4, 2008

I agree with Stan Paralikis' letter the other day and sure wish that enough people would contact local law enforcement, Sebring Police, sheriff's office and the Florida Highway Patrol as well as write letters to the editor for enforcement of this problem. ...more

December 1, 2008

As anyone who has lived in West Pasco a long time knows, when it comes to making U.S. 19 less of a pain to drive on, nothing is ever easy. That appears to be the case again as the Florida Department of Transportation looks to ease traffic flow along the congested six-lane section of the highway in West Pasco by adding a pair of right-turn-only lanes to it. ...more

November 19, 2008

A water main break this morning has prompted the city to close a section of MacDill Avenue from Wallace and Tyson avenues, city utility officials said. ...more

November 17, 2008

It's been 15 years since downtown's Broad Street became a one-way street, and some business owners say they've never recovered. ...more

November 16, 2008

I just wanted to congratulate Sheriff Susan Benton on the victory over Ron Grimming. It's obvious that the majority of the voters had the sense to vote for a clean campaign, and a job well done over the last four years. ...more

November 6, 2008

County officials on Thursday approved construction plans for a controversial new high school near the junction of State Road 52 and Chicago Avenue in Hudson. ...more

October 24, 2008

Pasco County officials today approved construction plans for a controversial new high school near the junction of State Road 52 and Chicago Avenue in Hudson. The approval of construction plans was required under the conditions of county commissioners' approval of the project in March 2007. Work on the school could begin within the next 90 days. The high school, now know as High School "EEE," drew renewed objections from nearby residents, who said it violated the county's long-range planning strategy and would damage wells. ...more

October 23, 2008

Planning and zoning commissioners on Monday raced through their slim agenda in just over an hour. ...more

October 14, 2008