The gymnasium at Genesis Preparatory School was transformed into Santa's workshop, southern division, last Thursday night. ...more

December 24, 2009

Their lists to Santa included an Easy Bake oven, a football and the Littlest Pet Shop toys. Hammond Elementary second-grader Sophia Biddle helped fulfill the wishes, telling her mother that buying and wrapping the gifts made her feel like one of Santa's elves. Presents piled in 7-year-old Sophia's living room, stacked almost as tall as her, with tags signed "Secret Santa." She had started saving her allowance in October for Christmas gifts for her family, but her plans soon changed to involve seven children she had never met. ...more

December 23, 2009

The gymnasium at Genesis Preparatory School was transformed into Santa's workshop, southern division, on Thursday night. Many of some 135 members of Rotary Club of New Port Richey swarmed to the high school to finish wrapping gifts for families struggling during the recession. ...more

December 23, 2009

Santa Claus is looking forward to the time-honored traditions of visiting with children at Lakeshore Mall and receiving letters at the North Pole, but he is also giving his communications a high-tech update. ...more

November 14, 2009

Almost a month after a Tampa teen's near-fatal shock atop a power pole, 17-year-old Avi Davidson is showing signs of improvement. ...more

October 26, 2009

Almost a month after a Tampa teen's near fatal electrocution, 17-year-old Avi Davidson is showing signs of improvement. ...more

October 25, 2009

As a bar manager, I would like to personally thank all the members of American Legion Post 69, who so graciously donated to the fundraiser for the domestic violence shelter. ...more

December 31, 2008

Santa Claus made an early appearance during a recent Mending Hearts holiday party for children who have lost loved ones. Forty-seven children attended the party at the Gulfside Regional Hospice main office in New Port Richey. ...more

December 24, 2008

Prekindergarten students at Kids' Stuff preschool and private kindergarten raised nearly $1,000 for this year's Coin Harvest charity shopping trip. And they knew exactly where that money was going. ...more

December 20, 2008

Carol Ann Mullins, a Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy, remembers when her adopted son arrived as a foster child at age 3. ...more

December 20, 2008