A Seven Oaks Elementary paraprofessional who was investigated after a parent complained she taped students' mouths shut has resigned, a Pasco County School District official said Wednesday. ...more

May 8, 2008

The free throws that were taken away badly hurt West Virginia. The wide-open shot by Pitt's Ronald Ramon that won the game bothered Mountaineers coach Bob Huggins a whole lot more. ...more

February 8, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Terri Dusek and Tina Gibbons didn't like what they heard. The teacher who coached the majorettes at Pine View Middle School had transferred to Rushe Middle School and, unless someone stepped forward, the majorettes would be no more. ...more

February 5, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Lesley Wade, a biology instructor at Wiregrass Ranch High School, has been selected Pasco County's teacher of the year. ...more

January 16, 2008

The emotions already had started pouring out of his players when Tampa Catholic coach Bob Henriquez stood in front of them and boldly told them, "We'll see them again. We'll see them again." ...more

December 10, 2007

A car accident that killed an Arcadia man early Tuesday helped solve the mystery of a Bradenton woman missing for a month. ...more

November 21, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Run and gun, and then run some more. Lake Placid used the speed of junior point guard Kaneisha Hamilton, who scored a game-high 15 points, to lead the Green Dragons past Walker Memorial 41-32 in a non-district girls basketball meeting on Thursday night. The win evened Lake Placid's record at 1-1, and with three players scoring eight points apiece, the Dragon's new offense had its desired effect. ...more

November 17, 2007

Editor's note: Dan Walter, a former Hillsborough resident now living in Colorado, recently forwarded an e-mail his son sent from Iraq and suggested it might make an appropriate Veterans Day article. Cory Walter, a 21-year-old Bloomingdale High School graduate who earned a Bronze Star for this action, conveys the courage, sacrifice and self-reliance required of our military, whose service should be remembered and honored - and not just on Veterans Day. ...more

November 11, 2007

Amun Ra can perform a neat trick, though any other Egyptian fruit bat probably could pull this off. ...more

October 27, 2007

For any player coming into his first training camp with a new team, getting noticed is one of the primary goals. ...more

September 19, 2007