How many tourists spend the night in Pasco County hotels? That question lies at the heart of the county's effort to increase tourism and the hotel bed taxes it generates. ...more

October 21, 2009

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Nine employees of American Airlines have been charged with participating in a smuggling ring that shipped cocaine from Puerto Rico's main airport aboard flights to the U.S. mainland, officials said Tuesday. ...more

September 15, 2009

There are plenty of bean counters in New York City, but one Manhattan resident is an exceptional bean-guesser. ...more

April 10, 2009

The single-engine turboprop airplane that crashed just short of Butte airport jerked to the left before nose-diving into a cemetery, killing all 14 people aboard, a witness said Monday. ...more

March 23, 2009

The light switch in the New Port Richey home of Evelynne Rosario has a special meaning. She stood next to it for 23 minutes while her ex-husband held a knife to her throat. Today, the husband is gone. Rosario has made progress in ferreting out the psychological factors that drew her to him for two decades. She is the author of "Finally Free from Hell," a self-published book that deals with the causes of her abusive relationship. ...more

March 11, 2009

Each in the coaching quartet is vying for the position left open when Tom Fisher retired in December after 20 years at the helm of the Bulldogs football program. During that span, Fisher led the program to a 124-89 record. ...more

March 3, 2009

Traffic was creeping along at a slow pace Wednesday afternoon in the southbound lanes of U.S. 27 following a six-vehicle accident in front of the Lakeshore Mall entrance. Emergency crews were on the scene directing traffic, talking with witnesses and starting to clean up from the crash, which happened before 1:30 p.m., Wednesday. ...more

December 3, 2008

Eager to calm economic anxieties, President-elect Barack Obama is rolling out an economic vision that will require congressional cooperation even before he settles into his new desk in the White House's Oval Office. ...more

November 24, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County School Board members are preparing for more spending cuts after learning Tuesday evening that the school district faces a potential shortfall of $15 million to $16 million. ...more

November 20, 2008

Silently and steadily, a tragedy is unfolding beneath the ocean's waves: Coral reefs around the world are disappearing. According to some projections, there could be few, if any, left by the end of the century. ...more

June 29, 2008