County Commissioner Jeff Stabins' self-styled economic stimulus program will be expanded a second time to try and drum up interest in the community. ...more

November 29, 2008

A Port Richey pain doctor convicted of six charges of possessing and receiving child pornography was sentenced this afternoon to 33 years and 9 months in federal prison. ...more

November 24, 2008

Two cute-as-buttons white tiger cubs born at Lowry Park Zoo in October are venturing into public, giving morning zoo-goers a glimpse of the rare pair. ...more

November 24, 2008

Following its tradition of electing a new chairman each year, the School Board of Highlands County approved Andy Tuck to head the board for the next 12 months. ...more

November 22, 2008

Another circuit judge threw out evidence in a drug possession case, ruling that a narcotics-sniffing dog's nose was not reliable enough to justify searching a vehicle. ...more

November 19, 2008

It's mid-November and time is running out. Let's face facts: It's never too late to start thinking about ... ...more

November 14, 2008

Forget Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. The Super Bowl is coming to Tampa on Feb. 1, and that means the merchandizing machine has begun to grind. ...more

November 12, 2008

Charles W. Hatfield of New Port Richey says the 2008 presidential election was so ridiculously and overly long he didn't vote, although he is a lifelong Democrat. ...more

November 12, 2008

The Florida Strawberry Festival will have a new leader when it opens in about four months. ...more

November 1, 2008

The mother of a missing 3-year-old Florida girl went before a judge Wednesday to hear charges she killed her daughter, a day after she was indicted after four months of searches yielded no sign of the child. ...more

October 15, 2008