With unemployment high in Pasco County, the federal government will quadruple the amount of money for local food pantries and shelters. Ordinarily, Pasco County would have received $77,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to Susan Arnett, president of United Way of Pasco County. ...more

March 14, 2009

It would be quite a "feet" to get into the world record books, organizers of the 2009 RAP River Run believe. They are collecting old athletic shoes for recycling in hopes of claiming the title for the most used shoes collected. Drop-off boxes have been set up at more than a dozen West Pasco locations, according to Patricia Patterson, a spokeswoman for the event. She is with Patterson Marketing Group. ...more

February 14, 2009

Hey, kids, let's put on a show! Rotary Club of Trinity will present the play "Sylvia" next month as a fundraiser to support children's organizations in the area. The curtain will go up at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Richey Suncoast Theatre, 6237 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey, according to spokeswoman Rebecca Bennett, program manager of Pasco Kids First for Healthy Families Pasco-Hernando. ...more

January 14, 2009

Area agencies, which receive support from United Way of Pasco County, were asked for their holiday wish lists. Here are some of the agencies' needs: ...more

December 10, 2008

Area agencies, which receive support from United Way of Pasco County, were asked for their holiday wish lists. Here are some of the agencies' needs: ...more

December 7, 2008

Entertainers will pay tribute to some of the biggest stars of the past as part of Classic Hollywood Comes Alive Gala put on by the Rotary Club of Trinity, spokeswoman Becky Bennett reports. ...more

September 3, 2008

A taste of classic Hollywood glamour in a Pasco setting will be offered Sept. 27 at the Heritage Springs Country Club in Trinity. ...more

August 30, 2008

Angel Cook says she owes her happy life today to a two-week period in her life when she ran away from home. ...more

May 31, 2008

Two former child welfare workers were arrested Thursday and accused of lying in official state records about having face-to-face meetings with children and foster parents. ...more

May 23, 2008

TAMPA - Two former child welfare workers were arrested today on charges they lied in official state records about having face-to-face meetings with children and foster parents, officials said. ...more

May 22, 2008