The Pentagon has decided that it will not award the Purple Heart, the hallowed medal given to those wounded or killed by enemy action, to war veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder because it is not a physical wound. ...more

January 8, 2009

The nation's leading pediatricians group says children from newborns to teens should get double the usually recommended amount of vitamin D because of evidence that it may help prevent serious diseases. ...more

October 13, 2008

A Pentagon advisory group condemned the Air Force for a dramatic deterioration in managing the nation's nuclear arsenal, and recommended Friday that it consolidate nuclear responsibilities under one command. ...more

September 13, 2008

Jerry Airola, founder and chief executive of the Las Vegas-based helicopter flight school that closed four academies in Florida and 29 others nationwide on Sunday, was appointed to a Nevada economic advisory group days before his company filed Monday for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. ...more

February 6, 2008

The Hillsborough County School District will turn to an outside company for help in drawing boundaries for a new middle school in Citrus Park. ...more

October 18, 2007

The Hillsborough County School District will turn to an outside company for help in drawing boundaries for a new middle school in Citrus Park. ...more

October 18, 2007

It has been a gleam in the eye of county officials for more than a decade. Today, Pasco County commissioners renewed the dream to build a multipurpose arena or stadium to lure more sports teams and tourists. ...more

September 25, 2007