Twelve Fred Wild Elementary students had been taken out of school early by their parents by 1:20 p.m. on Wednesday. ...more

February 19, 2009

Pasco County Animals Services has long accepted the help of volunteers to assist staff in the mission to care for creatures and protect public health. Until recently, however, the agency kept its efforts pretty low key. ...more

February 11, 2009

The Sarasota County School Board shut down a police training class on Tuesday after a complaint that the instructor, Mike Treubert, had shown a pornographic movie to the six officers taking the course. Mike Treubert Treubert, 50, is a North Port city commissioner and retired Venice police officer. He also teaches driver's education and has been a longtime youth sports coach. He refused to comment Wednesday on the complaint or the personnel investigation by the School Board. ...more

February 5, 2009

He had a 38-33 record in seven seasons at Middleton High. ...more

February 2, 2009

Highlands County School Board members have been fielding phone calls from parents who are upset with a proposed doubling of the number of early release days from 10 to 20. ...more

January 25, 2009

Guests who attend the GFWC Sun City Center Woman's Club's "Fashion, Food and Fantasy" fashion show and luncheon Feb. 13 noon at Community Hall will do the honors of judging whimsical table decorations. ...more

January 7, 2009

The music at Bayshore Baptist can be heard down the hallway of the church's education building. ...more

January 7, 2009

Mary Shelley would be proud. At the Museum of Science & Industry, young creators are breathing life into inanimate objects. ...more

January 1, 2009

Mary Shelley would be proud. At the Museum of Science & Industry, young Frankensteins are breathing life into inanimate objects. ...more

December 31, 2008

There's an anecdote Luis Leon likes to tell to illustrate his position on fatherhood: ...more

December 23, 2008