A Polk County woman severely burned in a car wreck last week faces at least a month in the hospital and a number of skin graft surgeries. ...more

November 16, 2009

Michael Gay didn't think much of a small fire he saw when he was driving down 80 Foot Road near Bartow on Wednesday night. ...more

November 14, 2009

"Get well soon, Lee!" That was the common theme for teams in the first West Pasco Photo Scavenger Hunt to benefit heart transplant candidate Lee Murphy. ...more

September 10, 2008

For all intents and purposes, Cristi Ecks was dead. For nearly three minutes on the afternoon of April 1, the University of South Florida softball pitcher's heart stopped beating. ...more

August 13, 2008

Lee Murphy always has a big heart, pitching in for countless fundraisers for Pasco charities. ...more

August 8, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- Lee Murphy always has a big heart, pitching in for countless fundraisers for West Pasco charities. Now it turns out Murphy needs a heart. With his 37-year-old heart operating at 25 percent, doctors told him he will need a heart transplant. In the meantime a pacemaker, defibrillator and monitor will help keep him going. ...more

August 6, 2008

When Julie Stack's son was born 11 years ago, he suffered from a number of heart ailments and required a bypass. ...more

July 7, 2008

Stack and Deehan prefer to see high attendance for all classes; see themselves fulfilling a community service. ...more

July 6, 2008

NORTH PORT — On Monday, Detective Lenny Hills received a call from a woman he had not seen in weeks. She said, "I died the other day at the school, and you brought be back." ...more

May 7, 2008

Just because you're in the hospital doesn't mean you'll quickly get treated if your heart stops beating. About one-third of patients don't get a potentially lifesaving shock within the recommended two minutes, a new study found. ...more

January 3, 2008