Overall, there were 10 percent fewer crashes on Hernando County's roads last years. ...more

September 23, 2008

Regulators this week ordered State Farm Florida to refund $120 million after it failed to give thousands of policyholders the discounts they deserved for making their homes more resistant to hurricanes. ...more

September 13, 2008

Tampa Police Department homicide detectives are investigating the death of a woman found in the bathtub of her apartment on North Florida Avenue. ...more

September 7, 2008

Lacoochee's Stanley Park is now home to the Police Athletic League's Dade City Pirates football program. The park, which underwent some improvements this summer, hosts the undefeated junior flyweight team (3-0), which will travel to face the undefeated West Hernando Cougars (3-0) today. ...more

September 7, 2008

Dunedin's Community Redevelopment Agency will learn today about plans by its staff and the Dunedin Historical Society to expand and renovate the society's downtown headquarters and museum. At the City Hall meeting starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, city commissioners, acting as the CRA board, will also hear a proposal from agency staff to improve the Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail Plaza, in front of the former railroad depot turned museum. ...more

September 4, 2008

Thank you for the informative article about George S. Middleton High School and its current status (front page, Aug. 31). It was especially refreshing to read the history and positive accomplishments of the school as well as the highlights of student Nicolas Rivera. ...more

September 3, 2008

Larry Rogers complained to his Rotary group that the assessed values of his home and another property he owns rose, although voters passed Amendment One. ...more

September 3, 2008

Avon Park will soon host a privately run tutoring program at its recreation center near Memorial Field for roughly 50 students from five of the county's underperforming schools. ...more

September 2, 2008

Subtle changes at the Hillel school could bring big improvements to how students learn. ...more

August 28, 2008

Target Corp. has agreed to pay $6 million in damages to plaintiffs in California unable to use its online site as part of a class action settlement with the National Federation of the Blind, a leading advocacy group for blind people. ...more

August 28, 2008