PINELLAS PARK - Traffic was snarled at 49th Street and 118th Avenue North after a garbage truck overturned there about 8:15 a.m. today, police said. ...more

February 14, 2008

Because trash is a terrible thing to waste, Pasco County commissioners will ask the public for ideas about recycling during a workshop today. ...more

January 16, 2008

Trash is a terrible thing to waste, so county commissioners will ask the public for ideas about recycling during a workshop planned for Wednesday. Commissioners didn't have to accept public comments at the Jan. 16 workshop, but decided this week to let residents and trash haulers speak. ...more

January 11, 2008

SEBRING — A "body-less" murder trial is uncommon, but it's not unheard of, according to Assistant State Attorney Steve Houchin. Because authorities were unable to locate the body of the alleged newborn that Silvia Zanchez supposedly threw into the trash last November, prosecutors now have to prove through circumstantial evidence that Zanchez actually delivered the baby, if her case goes to a criminal trial. A Highlands County grand Jjury indicted Zanchez, 24, of 109 Sarasota St., Lake Placid, Wednesday, on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse. "We're going to have to prove circumstantially that she gave birth to a live human being," said Houchin, who also said that he's never prosecuted a "body-less" trial. ...more

January 11, 2008

A two-week long search for a discarded baby has culminated into an indictment Wednesday and more details into what happened. ...more

January 9, 2008

It was difficult to hear Brian Moore over the blaring horns. He appreciates those sounds more than the screaming and cussing to which he has grown accustomed. ...more

January 2, 2008

It was difficult hearing Brian Moore over the blaring horns. He appreciates those sounds more than the screaming and cussing to which he has grown accustomed. ...more

December 30, 2007

Think of your most troubling souvenirs of 2007: a photo of an ex-boyfriend, a bad medical report, stacks of unpaid bills. ...more

December 29, 2007

SEBRING — When Linda Crowder started the Children's Museum of the Highlands about 17 years ago, she had big plans, but she never knew if they would pan out. Now the museum director has more than exceeded the original dreams, and she is planning to continue upward - literally. The museum, located at 219 N. Ridgewood, has announced plans to build a second floor, doubling its space. The additional 6,000 square feet of space will feature new exhibits, allow current exhibits to expand, provide another classroom for the expansion of the summer Discovery Camp and include additional bathrooms, storage, workrooms and offices. ...more

December 13, 2007

A question concerning the county's efforts at recycling: Has Hillsborough County stopped doing it? ...more

November 20, 2007