LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District is working out a plan to set things right after an audit showed 43 employees have either been paid too much or too little. ...more

August 6, 2008

The Pasco County School District is working out a plan to set things right after an audit showed 43 employees have been either paid too much or too little over the years. Some of the errors date back to the 1980s. The total amount overpaid to 17 employees was $120,398. The total amount underpaid to 26 employees was $143,866. The district has about 10,000 employees. In most cases, the pay mistakes happened because the employees were given credit for too much or too little experience when they were hired or when they moved to a different position. One teacher hired in the 1985-1986 school year owes the district the largest individual dollar amount -- $21,650. ...more

August 5, 2008

It seems obvious: Children shouldn't be left alone in cars. Yet, parents and caregivers often find themselves doing just that as they run errands or try to avoid waking a child. Often, they forget the child is in the car. No one ever expects their child will die from it. Many are unaware they can go to jail for it. ...more

July 28, 2008

An award-winning social service agency will move from the area it serves, but the director vows it will continue to assist families in the low-income community west of the University of South Florida. ...more

June 18, 2008

UNIVERSITY AREA - An award-winning social service agency will move from the area it serves, but the director vows it will continue to assist families in the low-income community west of the University of South Florida. Positive Support for Parents in Neighborhoods, known as Positive Spin, must vacate its St. James Place Town Homes on 127th Avenue near 15th Street by July 31. The agency's 10-member staff has provided counseling and referrals for families, boys and girls activities clubs, tutoring programs, emergency assistance during flooding and support groups for men and women from three four-bedroom apartments at the complex since 2001. ...more

June 16, 2008

Last year, I bought a new (used) car. My last car was brand new, and with that vehicle I order a personalized license plate: NUJERSY. That's right I am from the great state of New Jersey - The Garden State. ...more

May 25, 2008

Police were constantly called out to deal with drunks and other incidents at a troublesome East Tampa bar. No matter how many arrests were made, the problems persisted. ...more

May 19, 2008

Hillsborough County has a strong and dedicated group of firefighters. ...more

February 25, 2008

Americans reported 20 percent more cases of consumer fraud in 2007 than the year before, with nearly a third of complaints related to identity theft, the government said Wednesday. ...more

February 14, 2008

SEBRING — A former employee of Goin' Postal, located at 3609 Sebring Parkway, was sentenced last Thursday to three years in prison for committing fraudulent returns at the shipping store. Brenda Sue Espinoza, 42, of 4136 El Rado Ave., obtained more than $4,000 from the store by pocketing money obtained from customer shipments and fraudulently entering return transactions for merchandise. According to Highlands County Sheriff's Office arrest reports, the business's owner reported 159 fraudulent returns occurring at his business from April 25, 2006 to Sept. 20, 2006. Of the 159 fraudulent returns, 119 involved instances where Espinoza pocketed customer shipment money rather than putting it into the business's point of sale system, fraudulently listing the packages as returned. ...more

February 9, 2008