NASCAR demanded drivers be on their best behavior at Talladega Superspeedway, where a ban on bump-drafting sanitized what's usually one of the most spectacular races of the season. ...more

November 2, 2009

A bill is headed to the governor that would ban local agencies from charging people who cause car accidents for emergency response services. ...more

May 1, 2009

Community leaders will meet with residents again to continue to develop a community plan. ...more

April 29, 2009

A veteran law enforcement officer died in a head-on collision Thursday morning with a 16-year-old driver who once wrote an open letter online cautioning others to be careful when driving. ...more

February 20, 2009

A captain with the Hernando County Sheriff's Office, Scott Bierwiler, died in a head-on car crash this morning. ...more

February 19, 2009

Brianna Rish knows what it's like to stage a comeback. The River Ridge High School senior has suffered through a multitude of accidents and bad luck and continues to bounce back and excel in sports. ...more

February 1, 2009

The very concept of a "crash tax" seemed repugnant a year ago. Then Amendment 1 passed, and city officials watched their tax revenues shrink by $400,000 this year. ...more

November 12, 2008

Too much has already been written about Nick Bollea's culpability in the accident that severely injured his friend John Graziano. However, almost nothing has been said about Graziano's own contribution to his injuries. Knowing he was breaking the law by not doing so, knowing his longtime friend's propensity for speed and impulsiveness, why he did not put on his seat belt? This simple precaution might have enabled him to walk away from the accident. His failure to consider his own safety almost certainly was a major factor in the injuries he received. His parents can blame Nick Bollea all they want, but their own son is also partly responsible. ...more

June 24, 2008

I would like to make a suggestion in order to save some money on gas for publicly funded vehicles. I think we should charge parents of the public school system children $10 per day to ride the bus to school since they, too, are "wasting gas." ...more

May 9, 2008

For about three years, two Pasco Fire Rescue companies worked out of Station No. 24 in Dade City, running calls from city limits to Darby, Trilby and Blanton, a huge area by anyone's calculations. ...more

January 18, 2008