Registration in Hillsborough County's popular after-school recreation program has dropped by nearly 2,000 kids since the county started charging fees for the service in December. ...more

January 18, 2009

Modern parents need to stop feeling guilty for not bonding with their child 24/7. ...more

January 16, 2009

To celebrate the showing of "Madagascar" at the IMAX Dome Theater, Jackie's Jammin' Dance Studio will perform, and WKID 96.7 radio personalities will play cool tunes from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Museum of Science & Industry, 4801 E. Fowler Ave. ...more

January 14, 2009

I am quite shocked by the fanfare that President-elect Obama has received for his plans for change. Just in the last few days the newspapers have reported the costs of these programs will be upwards of $1 trillion. After nearly eight solid years of Bush-bashing for the outgoing president's spending, how can any self-respecting adult do such an about-face and endorse expenditures of this magnitude and at such a financially insecure point in this nation's history? ...more

January 10, 2009

A Carrollwood juvenile returned home today to 9107 Cliff Lake Lane and learned that a home invasion had occurred and that an adult had been detained, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. ...more

January 9, 2009

A person moving into a house had left items on a stove that were ignited this morning after Progress Energy Corp. turned on the property's power, causing a fire, St. Petersburg fire officials said. The house, at 2532 Fourth Ave. S., was unoccupied at the time of the 10:20 a.m. blaze, Lt. Joel Granata of St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue said. ...more

January 2, 2009

A New Port Richey woman faces charges of child neglect after Pasco deputies found her passed out in her car with her 4-month-old son strapped into his car seat in the back seat. ...more

January 1, 2009

Every parent, grandparent and every adult should be up in arms at our county for the planned cuts in the amount of teachers for our middle and high schools. ...more

December 27, 2008

Do the kids hate brushing their teeth? Maybe they can create a toothbrush that excites them and their peers to scrub their pearly whites. ...more

December 20, 2008

A man approached two elementary school-age boys near their bus stop Friday afternoon claiming to be a police officer, according to a Pasco sheriff's office report. ...more

December 17, 2008