Grandmother, girl injured in car accident [Times photo: Dan McDuffie] A passer-by said: "I saw what looked like a pickup (truck) jumping the bank, but it was actually their car flipping. . . . We were speechless."

GOP takes rally to Pasco streets
PORT RICHEY -- Bill Bunting, dressed in the getup of an 18th-century American revolutionary, called out his band of Republican minutemen to blast what he called the attempted theft of this year's presidential election.

Cannon offers successor a job
The temporary position is extended in hopes of making the sheriff-elect's transition easier.

Ridge Road 'screw-up' adds $1-million to bill
Officials are trying to decide if they should pay the extra money or scrap the $25-million project.

Family asks what went wrong in DUI probe
As a woman's DUI trial begins, the family of the dead man questions the trooper's relationship with the suspect.

Man charged in rape of 14-year-old
NEW PORT RICHEY -- A 48-year-old man was charged with sexual battery after police said he raped a 14-year-old girl on Sunday night.

Halt towers to ease rulemaking
Two years after first raising the specter of a moratorium on cellular telephone towers in Pasco County, the County Commission is poised to act.

Last person standing wins the White House
Editor: I have come up with the perfect solution to the presidential election fiasco.

Police reports
Man accused of beating pregnant girlfriend

Pasco in brief
Sally E. Massey, family matriarch, dies

Dade City residents view plans for U.S. 98 bypass
Three of the four proposals call for widening of the road. Some residents question the need for the project.

Group spreads festival proceeds throughout Pasco
About 40 charities and clubs throughout the county benefit from this year's Rattlesnake Festival. Organizers hand out about $20,000.

Hawaiian trip rewarding for Chamberlin
LAND O'LAKES -- Of all the trophies and medals in Margie Chamberlin's bedroom, one memento will always stand out: a bronze medal from Hawaii.

Area players enjoy victory, raise money for charity
For the second consecutive weekend, hundreds of tennis players swarmed the courts to play for charity.