Perched precariously atop a telephone pole, Kevin Frankel steadied his stance and trained his eyes on the prize - a plastic buoy suspended in midair about 10 feet out of reach. ...more

November 19, 2008

Jeffrey Gordon Merritt, who officials said was captured fleeing a bank robbery in Lithia last month, was indicted today on four federal bank robbery charges. ...more

November 18, 2008

About 30 Centennial Middle School students cut classes Thursday, but it was all in the name of education. ...more

November 14, 2008

After years of accumulating money for downtown redevelopment, Dade City city commissioners expect to vote this month on whether to spend some of those funds to install decorative streetlights downtown. ...more

November 6, 2008

The St. Pete Beach man who robbed a bank this afternoon has been arrested, St. Pete Beach police say. ...more

October 17, 2008

In the past two years, Wilton Simpson has been an engine to keep downtown Dade City's business district churning. ...more

October 11, 2008

With more people out of work and more families struggling to make ends meet, The Volunteer Way food bank is straining to keep up with demand. ...more

October 10, 2008

Many West Pasco residents might be nervous about the Wall Street meltdown and government bailout, but at least they still have food on the table. Others are not so fortunate, according to Martha O'Brien, assistant chief executive officer at the Volunteer Way food bank. So the next Kids Against Hunger food drive is expanding this year. ...more

October 8, 2008

Apparently, cremation is a hot topic among seniors these days. After all, it was the choice of actors Paul Newman and Heath Ledger. Star Trek's James Doohan chose to be cremated, then beamed into outer space. ...more

October 7, 2008

More than 20 customers of a Wachovia bank branch have complained that money has disappeared from their accounts – the result, police say, of a thief having attached a scanning device at the ATM there. ...more

September 11, 2008