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Out-of-control van injures 3

[Times photo: Joseph Garnett Jr.]
A van that veered off U.S. 19 becomes airborne and travels over and into three vehicles before stopping.

Jan Glidewell
Have you heard about the lake that got away?
Hey, Don, we were KIDDING!

Child molester makes deal for a 25-year term
The man also will be subject to further confinement after prison under the Jimmy Ryce Act.

Letters
Gas tax okay if it paves, fixes roads
Editor: I, like many others, do not like the idea of paying more taxes. However, we get what we pay for.

Man accused of menacing girlfriend with a shotgun
ZEPHYRHILLS -- Pasco County sheriff's deputies on Sunday arrested a 25-year-old man they say shot a hole in his ceiling with a shotgun just after threatening to shoot his 21-year-old girlfriend.

Morning fire guts woman's mobile home
A woman visiting her doctor after suffering a stroke learns her home has been gutted by fire.

Planning group honors steeplechase
DADE CITY -- The Little Everglades Steeplechase last week earned an honorable mention in the Future of the Region Awards presented by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council.

Dade City gets busy laying down asphalt
DADE CITY -- City work crews are putting their new road paver to work this week, beginning a renovation of Howard Avenue and starting work on a temporary skateboard park.

Pirates lose two players to South Sumter
DADE CITY -- Pasco lost two more players to another school this spring but for non-football related reasons.

Wildcats still have firepower
Wesley Chapel can score with or without Tyrone Tomlin.

Rams thinking state title
NEW PORT RICHEY -- Pitchers Ronny Lowe and Richie Hittel keyed Ridgewood's postseason run to the Class 4A state final, but the Rams were not solely dependent on the two seniors.