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Sheriff's copter crash lands
A pilot with engine trouble brings the craft down safely in a residential area. No one is injured.
With deputies outside, agitated man fires gun
A Floridian Mobile Home Park resident is taken to the Harbors after he fires a BB gun as a deputy tries to talk to him.
School shooting drill tries agencies' skill
Teams from four emergency response agencies work together in a trial run at Pasco High to be better equipped for a real threat.
Retrial granted in restaurant holdup
A judge says a Hudson man convicted of trying to rob a Burger King did not get a fair trial.
County lifts health advisory on Brasher Park Beach water
The Pasco County Health Department lifted an advisory for Brasher Park Beach on Thursday after recent tests showed improved water quality.
Don't judge Armadillo Cafe by its appearance
One of Spring Hill's best-kept secrets, the little eatery has a menu full of surprises.
This week: Pasco
"LA CAGE AUX FOLLES,' the musical version of The Birdcage, opens today and continues through Feb. 16 at Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Shows are at 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and 3 p.m. Sundays. Doors open two hours before each show for buffet and cash bar. Dinner and show, $37.50; show only, $26.45. Ages 12 and younger, $19.95 and $14.95. Call 863-7949 in west Pasco; toll-free elsewhere 1-888-655-7469.
A chance encounter leadsfreshman to NFL -- sort of
Hudson's Matt Edelman finds himself headed to Oakland for the finals of the NFL's Punt, Pass & Kick competition.
County's best found coal in stockings
Pasco County's top teams wish they had more to celebrate this holiday season.
Jan Glidewell: Retirement is a holiday that's easy to anticipate
If you are reading this, and if it doesn't have a black border around it for irony's sake, then it means I have survived yet another holiday season without maiming myself or someone else, or at least without getting caught at it.
Letters: Democrats remain party of the people
Editor: It is with great personal sadness that I read about the departure of Kurt Browning and Steve Simon from the Democratic Party. I have the utmost respect for both these men but am puzzled by their decisions. It does not seem right for someone recently elected as a Democrat, as Steve Simon was in September, to switch parties and remain in office. That seems less than honorable to me.
