The race for the Pasco County Commission's third district pits veteran incumbent Ann Hildebrand against newcomer Teresa Conroy. ...more

October 19, 2008

Two tall, gray sandhill cranes serve as the greeting committee at the entrance to Lake Dan Preserve, flanked on the west and north by Pinellas and Pasco counties. ...more

October 18, 2008

Pasco County commissioners were divided Tuesday on how to distribute nearly $250,000 in public money as tax incentives to two companies in the Odessa area. ...more

September 24, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY County commissioners were divided Tuesday on how to distribute nearly $250,000 in public funds as tax incentives to two companies in the Odessa area. County commissioners granted Coastal Caisson Inc. more than $136,000 in financial incentives as part of the company's decision to open new headquarters on Gunn Highway in Odessa. Coastal Caisson builds foundations for bridges, power plants and other large structures. The Clearwater-based company is building a new 41,600-square-foot headquarters complex in an industrial area straddling the heavily travelled Gunn Highway corridor linking Pasco and Hillsborough counties. ...more

September 23, 2008

Rancher Robert Thomas' life is deeply rooted in the land his family has worked for four generations. ...more

September 21, 2008

The two men caught Sidney Garcia's eye as they strolled onto North Highland Avenue. Garcia was on his porch having a smoke. It was about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, and he had just fed some of the neighborhood's stray cats. ...more

September 19, 2008

Around the 3100 block of North Highland Avenue, a Tampa Police officer found six poles today where copper ground wires were stripped. ...more

September 18, 2008

The countdown has begun toward opening day for central Pasco County's first movie house, although the exact date remains a moving target. ...more

September 4, 2008

Monday was a day to hurry up and wait as officials prepared for whatever Tropical Storm Fay brings to Hernando County. ...more

August 19, 2008

Maybe you haven't noticed, maybe you have. State highways in Polk and Hillsborough counties are getting a little shaggy around the edges. The reasons grass is not getting its usual trim vary. ...more

August 7, 2008