The fate of Berry Hill, a controversial development proposed for land just west of Dade City, falls to Pasco County commissioners Tuesday after two lower county boards split on recommending the project. Opponents say the project defies the spirit of county rules aimed at protecting the rural region. Planners say the project is essentially a conservation subdivision – a land use designed specifically to protect rural land from sprawl. IF YOU GO WHEN: 1:30 p.m., Tuesday WHERE: Historic Pasco County Courthouse, 37918 Meridian Ave., Dade City ...more

October 6, 2008

Linda Rains of Trinity can't believe John McCain wants Gov. Sarah Palin a heartbeat away from the Oval Office. ...more

September 24, 2008

A woman kept alive by a feeding tube since a stroke has died, effectively ending a legal battle between her husband and mother in a case similar to that of Terri Schiavo, whose fate became the subject of national political debate in 2005. ...more

September 19, 2008

George S. Middleton High School sits near the heart of a predominately black, East Tampa community, a state-of-the-art facility surrounded by churches, small neighborhood stores and public housing. ...more

September 2, 2008

George S. Middleton High School sits near the heart of a predominately black, East Tampa community, a state-of-the-art facility surrounded by churches, small neighborhood stores and public housing. ...more

August 31, 2008

Middleton, an all-black school for nearly 40 years, represents the struggle alumni faced — and overcame — during segregation. And it's a source of pride for community leaders who fought to re-open the school in 2002, three decades after a federal court order locked its doors. Since then, however, Middleton has struggled to live up to its legacy. ...more

August 29, 2008

Despite a demolition order and looming fines for its owner, the fate of the former Gary Adult High School appears to be as shaky as the remnants of the 95-year-old brick building itself. ...more

August 28, 2008

TAMPA - Despite a demolition order and looming fines for its owner, the fate of the former Gary Adult High School appears to be as shaky as the remnants of the 95-year-old brick building itself. ...more

August 27, 2008

For the past several days, I've been reading about homeowners who are having a problem with abandoned homes and the overgrown yards they have to live with. ...more

August 23, 2008

More than three years after her daughter's body was found submerged in a pond near her Ruskin home, Kelly May was again in the same room with David Lee Onstott, the man accused of killing 13-year-old Sarah Michelle Lunde. ...more

August 14, 2008