Three-year-old Natalie Berg picked up the stuffed doll bearing the likeness of her father and held it close, smiling. ...more

December 31, 2009

Lisa Berg, mother of Natalie, Nathan and Alexander, and wife of Benjamin, is the executive director of OPERATION Hug-A-Hero, which has produced the comforting creations since 2008. The dolls are produced in Michigan. ...more

December 30, 2009

Some problems just don't have a good solution, but surely there's more that can be done to keep people from carelessly owning vicious dogs that attack people or other pets. ...more

December 16, 2009

The dog that mauled a toddler to death Saturday night immediately was euthanized after being turned over to Pasco County Animal Services, manager Denise Hilton said. ...more

December 15, 2009

The dog that mauled to death a toddler Saturday night was immediately euthanized after being turned over to Pasco County Animal Services, said Manager Denise Hilton. Twenty-month-old Dallas Lee Walters was killed by a relative's Rottweiler-Labrador mix during a birthday party at his great-aunt's house at 9615 Jerome Drive in Moon Lake. ...more

December 14, 2009

Clinging to life at Northbay Hospital after being mauled by a 100-pound Rottweiler, Dallas Lee Walters must have heard his parents telling him they loved him and to keep on fighting. Shortly before he died, the 20-month-old boy raised his arm in the air and made a fist. ...more

December 14, 2009

Dallas Lee Walters was a fighter, to the end. Clinging to life at Northbay Hospital after being mauled by a 100-pound Rottweiler, the toddler must have heard his parents telling him they loved him and to keep on fighting. Shortly before he died, the 20-month-old boy raised his arm in the air and made a fist. ...more

December 14, 2009

A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. ...more

November 23, 2009

A 21-year-old rapper, hired to perform at a teenager's birthday party, was killed in the bathroom of an American Legion hall early this morning. Shamir Garnelo of Plant City was found about 1:46 a.m. at American Legion Post 173, which was rented for a teenage girl's party. The hall is at 1750 Arcadia Road. ...more

October 31, 2009

Homes for homeless I am amazed at how generous Hillsborough County is to the homeless who camp here. It makes me all warm and fuzzy to see a person pushing a stolen grocery cart, littering and jay-walking all over this town and not one police officer ever gives a single ticket. ...more

October 26, 2009