Convicted killer wants sentence reduced
DADE CITY -- The brother of a murdered man squared off against the convicted killer's ex-wife Friday, both trying to persuade the judge to see their side of a barroom argument that turned deadly back in 1997.
Landscape rules next on agenda for county
Not to be ignored, shrubs and flower beds will have their day, four months after the county passed the tree ordinance.
Jury clears doctors of missed diagnosis
The panel found no negligence by two doctors or the companies that hired them.
Teacher pleads guilty to sex act
DADE CITY -- A former Wesley Chapel High School teacher pleaded guilty Friday to unlawful sexual activity with a minor for having a 15-year-old student perform oral sex on him in a teacher's lounge on the last day of school.
Home invasion leaves one dead, one injured
SHADY HILLS -- Three robbers burst into a home Friday evening, pistol-whipped one man and shot and killed another, Pasco sheriff's deputies said.
Bolin's lawyers silent at sentencing hearing
NEW PORT RICHEY -- Prosecutor Mike Halkitis wants Oscar Ray Bolin executed. But on Friday, Halkitis found himself in the unusual position of ensuring Bolin had every chance of escaping a death sentence.
Police reports
Man charged with beating boy, 8, for soiling his pants
Judge refuses to stop tree ordinance suit
Pasco County's attempt to stop a lawsuit against its new tree ordinance was felled by a judge who allowed the challenge to stand.
