YMCA looks to boost value, dues
ZEPHYRHILLS -- With a membership price increase on the way for the second year in a row, east Pasco's new YMCA director Rob Wiggins said he knows there will be pressure to offer value for the family dollar.
Land O'Lakes plan revises vision, lingo
Florida Cracker is out and "Florida vernacular" is in as planners come up with a new proposal for the area's center.
Surprise bounty warms hearts
For 360 families, the Sheriff's Office's annual food drive brightens a bleak holiday season when the gift of a Christmas meal is delivered.
Teen still critical after leap from car
A River Ridge High School senior who was seriously injured Friday night when he jumped off the trunk of a friend's moving car was fighting for his life Monday at a St. Petersburg hospital.
Jan Glidewell: A glimpse of the past and a hint of the future
Maybe the beautiful decorations and view from a meeting room at the Heritage Springs Country Club in West Pasco, combined with heartfelt expressions of appreciation voiced by neighborhood leaders for their elected and appointed officials, finally got to me.
Murder-for-hire case ends with plea, probation
A Hudson man tells the judge he doesn't know if the charge is true, but he's worn out from fighting it.
Children serenade seniors
Delivering gifts and songs, elementary-aged children add joy to the holiday season for residents of a nursing facility.
Hot electrode killed welder, report finds
The man came into contact with an electrode he was using to replace a plate on a tower on Sept. 17. He died at the scene.
Two New River roads in the works
WESLEY CHAPEL -- Before New River Township grows to its planned 2,000 to 4,000 homes, the Wesley Chapel community will need good roads to serve its residents.
Here today, gone tomorrow
LAND O'LAKES -- Margie Chamberlin's freshman season at Land O'Lakes could be her last.
Here today, gone tomorrow
HUDSON -- Hudson's Joe Hroma stood poised on a starting block at the New Port Richey pool.
As family expands, so does need to provide
Three children find a home with relatives, but Christmas gifts will be hard to come by.
Letters: Democrats make for a wonderful life
Editor: The two individuals who switched from Democrat to Republican, Steve Simon and Kurt Browning, apparently have forgotten what the Democratic Party stands for: public education that has afforded every child in this great country the opportunity to learn, the New Deal that brought us Social Security and helped overcome the Great Depression, the GI Bill of Rights that helped educate a generation of veterans, civil rights laws, minimum wage legislation, Medicare, a woman's right to choose and more recently, the Homeland Security bill, an idea originally proposed by a Democrat, Sen. Joe Lieberman.
