Ernie Setz, a Port Richey-area resident, is not happy with the way the county park in the Embassy Hills community is being developed. ...more

June 11, 2008

There are lessons from childhood which have major value to this day. It has been quite a number of years since I took biology classes; however, I distinctly remember learning that plants - grasses, bushes, trees - clean the air and water. That's something which is of great benefit to the well being of our bodies. The more we create emissions, the more plants we need to help clean the air and water. ...more

June 2, 2008

Florida summers are a great time for planting. One good storm can drop 1 to 3 inches of rain, which soaks into the soil and encourages roots to follow. Plants with deep roots will grow up to be drought-tolerant. ...more

May 29, 2008

The developer of a proposed RV beach resort in Hernando Beach has withdrawn his request. ...more

May 13, 2008

Dozens of parents gave up their leisurely Saturday to scrub and polish the school that is so much a part of their children's lives. ...more

May 7, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY - A Sarasota man was shot in the thigh Tuesday after authorities say he spooked some men who were operating a marijuana grow house in south Manatee. ...more

May 6, 2008

TAMPA - Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office detectives searched two West Tampa homes Monday and found two marijuana growing operations, according to arrest reports. ...more

May 6, 2008

SHADY HILLS -- Pasco County detectives found an elaborate marijuana grow house Wednesday and are hoping the public might be able to lead them to the cultivators, sheriff's spokesman Doug Tobin said. ...more

February 15, 2008

LARGO - Bob Puccinelli, who was a maintenance worker at a nuclear weapons plant, died Wednesday morning of pancreatic and liver cancer. He was 72. ...more

February 13, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Another marijuana grow house operation has been shut down by the Pasco County sheriff's Vice Narcotics Unit. ...more

February 8, 2008