Port Richey firefighters just got an exciting new piece of equipment they are in no rush to use. But when the time inevitably comes, the odds are now much better that they and the residents they are attempting to rescue from a burning building will make it out alive. ...more

March 10, 2010

James Dorsett, a long-time Tarpon Springs resident, wants the city to rename Oakwood Street to honor Harry Singletary. ...more

March 6, 2010

Port Richey firefighters are getting another tool to help save lives: a thermal imaging camera. ...more

March 4, 2010

A local fire union voted unanimously Tuesday to discontinue its association with a Tampa-area telemarketing company, which had previously helped with the group's fundraising. ...more

February 19, 2010

If you live in Pinellas County, your water bill might go up. So might the money you shell out at the gas pump. And, if you need an ambulance, the cost of that might go up, too. ...more

January 27, 2010

The Pinellas County Office of Management and Budget is predicting a $40 million shortfall for fiscal 2011. ...more

January 26, 2010

When they think of Haiti, most people do not have a clear or realistic picture of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. While Haiti is certainly not cursed after making a pact with the devil, as the Rev. Pat Robinson suggested, for years the island nation has suffered the consequences of its own governmental corruption, inaction and ineptitude. When the recent earthquake struck, the Haitian government was not prepared to help its own people. ...more

January 23, 2010

BURLINGTON, Wis. (AP) -- A quip that pokes fun at struggling banks has been named the top tall tale of 2009. The Burlington Liars Club has bestowed its highest award for this line: "I just realized how bad the economy really is. I recently bought a new toaster oven and as a complimentary gift, I was given a bank." ...more

December 30, 2009

Pertaining to all of this hoopla about global warming that we are being bomb blasted with every day. ...more

December 20, 2009

A two-vehicle accident at U.S. 27 and Valerie Boulevard just before 11 a.m. Friday injured one motorist. ...more

December 5, 2009