From city fire chiefs to residents grateful for the paramedics who rushed to their aid, hundreds of people began speaking today at a Pinellas County Commission hearing to comment on a plan to cut emergency rescue costs countywide. ...more

March 20, 2009

The city's policy to allow officers to drive home patrol cars has had the beneficial impacts predicted when it was put in place a year ago, Brooksville Police Chief George Turner told the City Council earlier this week. ...more

March 5, 2009

No decisions were made, but new questions were raised about the city's fire stations during Monday night's city council meeting. ...more

February 25, 2009

Firefighters call it "The Palace." Built in 2000, Fire Station 1 on Dairy Road is a penthouse compared with the city's downtown fire station. ...more

February 21, 2009

Eight men sleep in the dark, share two bathrooms and have to watch television and eat supper in cramped spaces. ...more

February 13, 2009

Sarasota County will immediately change how it handles 911 calls as a result of an infant's death last month, when emergency workers were sent to an address 30 miles from the baby's home. ...more

February 11, 2009

The city's fire department will be able to boost its ranks, thanks to a $4 million federal grant. The money will come from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's SAFER grants, or Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response. ...more

January 28, 2009

Guy Maxcy, a Republican, said that if he wins a fifth consecutive 4-year term, it will be his last. ...more

October 12, 2008

Letters to the Editor ...more

September 24, 2008

Below are profiles of four of the five candidates in the race for Pasco County sheriff. On the Republican side, the incumbent, Bob White, will be opposed in the Aug. 26 primary by Robert J. "Bobby" Sullivan. The Democratic primary will pit K.S. "Kim" Bogart against Jeff K. Deremer. Bobby Kinzy did not respond to requests for information. The two primary winners will square off Nov. 4. ...more

August 13, 2008