Spin cycle [Times photo: Douglas Clifford] Adam Antezzo, 11, of Carmel, N.Y., flips from a diving board at the Land O'Lakes Recreation Center last week.

Shooting-for-hire trial to open
Melissa Kane says a deputy may have saved her life when she was shot, but blames the Sheriff's Office for letting the man most responsible skip town.

Sheriff leads in campaign fundraising
Lee Cannon has amassed nearly $60,000 for his re-election; GOP candidate Gil Thivener is No. 2, with just over $20,000.

32 arrested, drugs, guns seized in police dragnet
A state grant funded operation Summer Slam, which culminated last week when Pasco police agencies rounded up suspected drug dealers.

Student gets his chance to give the 'final answer'
HUDSON -- Persistence could pay off -- in a big way -- for Steve Ponall.

Remove police from Port Richey investigation
Editor: I remember when Clay Shake was the building inspector in "The Little City by the River, Port Richey." Some people complained about his building inspector duties but almost everyone liked him as he did it his way. The city is still here. Clay ran the building department his way. Unethical, but all survived.

Residents worry about proposal to widen road
DADE CITY -- More than 50 residents on Monday heard plans to widen Clinton Avenue, many afraid the proposal would become a high-speed bypass and gobble up their property while increasing traffic.

Rezoning near Moon Lake sought
A developer hopes to build up to 300 apartments on land, much of it swampy, south of State Road 52.

Powerful Land O'Lakes juniors bash forward
LAND O'LAKES -- The way the Land O'Lakes junior softball team crushed the ball in the District 13 tournament, it would not have mattered who the local all-stars played.

County athletes clean up in Gainesville
Pasco County brought home more than its share of medals from this past weekend's 2000 Sunshine State Games in Gainesville.

Two teams remain in winner's bracket
Two of West Pasco's all-star softball teams remain in the District 12 winner's bracket after first-round games Saturday at Fisher Field in Dunedin.