On Aug. 15, members of Plant High School's Class of 1958 presented Principal Robert Nelson with a black, ceramic panther signed by those who attended the 50th reunion in April. ...more

August 27, 2008

RESORCE, the private group that is trying to get more Pasco County residents interested in recycling, held a telephone directory recycling effort that collected more than three times the tonnage its leaders were expecting. Now, county officials need to do more to encourage people to recycle, the RESORCE leaders say. "Why shouldn't Pasco County become a leader in recycling?" Lew Corvene, the club's president, told The Suncoast News this week. ...more

August 2, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Twelve dialysis patients and six staff members were evacuated from a DaVita dialysis center today after a gallon of liquid used to sterilize parts of the dialysis machines spilled, fire officials said. ...more

July 14, 2008

HIGHLANDS COUNTY — A fire that burned down the Rancher restaurant early Sunday morning was set deliberately, according to Sam Venzeio, State Fire Marshal spokesman. The 40-foot-wide-by-120-foot-long eatery was located at 15765 State Road 70, on the border of Highlands and Okeechobee counties, he said. The fire was called in at 1:12 a.m. Sunday. "We have developed a person of interest," Venzeio said Monday. "But, we're not releasing any name." One man, who is not a firefighter, was hospitalized at Okeechobee Hospital with serious burns and later was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital. His condition was unknown. ...more

June 23, 2008

TAMPA - Beginning in August, Hillsborough County school students will have to keep their cell phones and other electronic devices out of sight or have them confiscated, school board members decided today. The plan still needs a formal vote. ...more

June 6, 2008

Wednesday's fiery tanker truck explosion in Manatee County was keenly felt on a Spring Hill street 100 miles away. ...more

June 6, 2008

Wednesday's fiery tanker truck explosion in Manatee County was keenly felt on a Spring Hill street 100 miles away. ...more

June 5, 2008

The young Marine came back from the war, with his toughest fight ahead of him. Merlin German waged that battle in the quiet of a Texas hospital, far from the dusty road in Iraq where a bomb exploded, leaving him with burns over 97 percent of his body. ...more

May 26, 2008

When James Todd promised his daughter he would buy her a car if she never missed a day of school, he didn't think he would have to ante up. ...more

May 24, 2008

Re: Controlled burns and wild pigs. Mr. Quehl must be new to Florida since he doesn't know what a "controlled burn" is and how it will benefit him in the future. He certainly needs to contact the phone number the editor provided him to gain this knowledge, along with the reason why the helicopters dropped water at the end of the day. ...more

May 10, 2008