A man dressed as Santa Claus was knocked unconscious by a thrown object that hit his face while he was riding on the back of a truck decorated as a sleigh. ...more

December 19, 2007

I would like to commend Lampe and Kiefer hearing Aid Center for its friendly, courteous and professional service. I wear hearing aids, and occasionally they need adjusting. Until recently, I would take them to a consultant, who would send them away to be repaired. I would have to go for a week or more without them, and it always involved a huge expense. ...more

December 3, 2007

I'm not prone to writing letters to the editor, unless I see or read something in the paper that really "cheeses me off." What has gotten my "knickers in a twist" this time is not something from the paper, but what our "County Mounties" are doing. Don't get me wrong, I highly respect our sheriff's deputies, it's what some of them have been doing by parking in a handicap spot that is upsetting. Once a week I have my hair done at a beauty salon on North Main Street in Lake Placid. Having a legitimate handicap sticker, it is most helpful for me to be able to park in a handicap zone. ...more

December 2, 2007

DEAR ABBY: I am a retired pediatric dentist who frequently treated children other dentists couldn't manage or preferred not to. ...more

November 23, 2007

Dale Earnhardt Jr. climbed out of his family's No. 8 Chevrolet for the last time Sunday evening and signed one autograph before sitting on the back of the team's transporter to take a few minutes for himself. ...more

November 19, 2007

A Boca Ciega High School student was left standing in his underwear today after two men hit him in the head with a handgun and robbed him of his clothes, cell phone and money. ...more

November 9, 2007

Wal-Mart workers in Pennsylvania who previously won a $78.5 million class-action award for working off the clock will share an additional $62.3 million in damages, a judge ruled Wednesday. ...more

October 4, 2007

The Hillsborough County School District recently adopted an automated telephone system to alert families to events and emergencies. On Monday, that alert sent most parents of Ippolito Elementary School children into a panic. ...more

September 10, 2007

Fall is coming, and most of us have neglected our yards a bit through summer. Whether you can't wait to get back out there and work or dread it, here is a way to make it easier. ...more

September 1, 2007

The Pasco County Commission and Sheriff Bob White have just adjourned a meeting at which they got close to a deal on the Sheriff's Office budget for fiscal 2008. ...more

August 30, 2007