Troopers have identified the 50-year-old woman killed this morning in a motorcycle crash that closed U.S. 92 for several hours. ...more

September 25, 2008

Timothy Baker was drunk and had cocaine in his pocket when he broke into a boat business in Gibsonton and tried to drive away with a $100,000 boat and trailer, an arrest report states. ...more

September 17, 2008

A 26-year-old Tampa man was arrested Thursday for road rage that caused a fatal automobile accident in April, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

September 12, 2008

A 48-year-old woman was seriously injured when her car hit a house, a tree, cable box, concrete light pole, two water lines, a sign and a fence in Bradenton. ...more

August 10, 2008

A portion of Suncoast Gateway Mobile Village, just east of the U.S. 19-Ride Road intersection in Port Richey, is again under water after persistent heavy rain. Over the years Pasco County has created a system of ditches and culverts in an area bounded by Ridge Road to the north and U.S. 19 to the west in an attempt to reduce the flooding risk in the area. This effort, alas, has not proven entirely successful. ...more

August 6, 2008

The idea that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few ran into a roadblock Friday: individual property rights. ...more

August 2, 2008

A battle taking place in a Pasco County courtroom this week boils down to a struggle between fundamental American principals: individual property rights versus governmental responsibility. ...more

July 30, 2008

Few events in our community are endearing in their quaint traditions as the Florida Strawberry Festival, and the crowning of its queen and court in a scholarship pageant is one of its high points. ...more

July 26, 2008

A truck swerves down the roadway, forcing motorists off the road. Others, outraged by the impaired driver, witness a potential disaster in the making. They call 911. ...more

July 24, 2008

The rain started falling heavily a week ago tonight, and by morning the water had surrounded Deborah Parker's doublewide on Afton Lane. ...more

July 19, 2008