Dramatic results of smoke-free law in Colorado has implications for both Hernando and Citrus counties. ...more

February 16, 2009

Sexually transmitted disease rates are soaring in the Tampa Bay area, with more than 70 percent of the cases among 15- to 19-year-olds. ...more

February 16, 2009

As the peanut-related product recall list grows longer, consumers are checking their cupboards for any items linked to a Peanut Corporation of America processing plant that has been implicated in an outbreak of salmonella illnesses. ...more

February 16, 2009

Albertsons is recalling trail mix and fruit and nut trail mix products sold under its store brand name because they may contain peanut products possibly contaminated with salmonella. ...more

February 14, 2009

It's not too late to get a flu shot, a Pasco County Health Department official said. ...more

February 14, 2009

It's not too late to get a flu shot, a Pasco County Health Department official said. The flu season has been relatively mild so far in Florida, but is expected to increase in the weeks ahead, according to Deanna Krautner, health education and communications coordinator for the agency. ...more

February 14, 2009

The West Hernando Middle School student who contracted meningitis is out of the hospital. ...more

February 11, 2009

A seventh-grade student at West Hernando Middle School has tested positive for bacterial meningitis, health officials announced Friday. ...more

February 7, 2009

A Hernando County seventh grader has tested positive for bacterial meningitis, health officials announced today. ...more

February 6, 2009

Parents of students who attend the school are being notified via phone alert. ...more

February 6, 2009