The Bush administration, moving to prevent an economic cataclysm, urged Congress on Friday to grant it far-reaching emergency powers to buy hundreds of billions of dollars of distressed mortgages despite many unknowns about how the plan would work. ...more

September 20, 2008

An unoccupied mobile home was destroyed in a Friday evening blaze and investigators are checking to see if arson caused the fire. ...more

September 7, 2008

SEBRING An unoccupied mobile home was destroyed in a Friday evening blaze and investigators are investigating to see if arson caused the fire. No one was injured in the fire. The trailer home, located at 3572 Green Acre Way, was "totally involved" when firefighters arrived on scene, according to the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. A former tenant of the destroyed mobile home, Dennis Ferrell, was on scene of the fire, according to the sheriff's department. Ferrell was evicted from the home about a week ago. State fire officials have been called in to investigate the fire. ...more

September 6, 2008

A 27-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning, accused of firing shots at or near three people, including one who was critically injured, Polk County sheriff's deputies said. ...more

August 17, 2008

Investigators had nothing new to report Monday on the shooting of a 20-year-old man. ...more

August 12, 2008

A 66-year-old registered sexual offender was behind bars Friday after police said he attempted to persuade a woman to let him have sex with her children. ...more

August 2, 2008

A 66-year-old registered sexual offender was behind bars Friday after attempting to persuade a woman to let him have sex with her children. Unfortunately for Richard John Hannon, of 5110 Sandpiper Road, New Port Richey, the woman he was communicating with online was an undercover investigator with the state Attorney General's CyberCrime Unit, the agency said in a statement. Hannon was being held in the Land O' Lakes Jail on Friday evening with bail set at $5,000. He was charged with soliciting a parent for unlawful sex acts with a child, a third-degree felony. He faces up to five years in prison if convicted. ...more

August 1, 2008

Bucs DE Greg White is expected to sign with the team today after missing the first day of training camp. ...more

July 26, 2008

If Brett Favre plans to show up for the Green Bay Packers' training camp, he'll need permission from the NFL. And as of Friday evening, he had not petitioned the league for reinstatement. ...more

July 26, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY An afternoon house fire left a New Port Richey family homeless Friday and killed their pets, Pasco Fire & \\Rescue officials said. The fire happened at about 3 p.m. at 7251 Box Elder Drive in the Orchid Lake Village subdivision. The house is owned by David Jay, 63, who lived there with his daughter, Kara Sediack, 32, and her son and daughter. ...more

July 25, 2008