It was sometime between 8 p.m. and midnight when Robert Knickerbocker heard a plane flying overhead while in his living quarters on a U.S. Merchant Marine ship. That was followed by a tremble that rattled steel compartments carrying supplies for armed forces. Then the sound of a blasting alarm set off by an officer faded out into the Mediterranean Sea. ...more

November 11, 2009

Pasco County officials say they seriously underestimated the demand for federal stimulus money intended to prevent homelessness, and they are being overwhelmed with calls for help. ...more

November 4, 2009

Pasco County officials say they seriously underestimated the demand for federal stimulus money intended to prevent homelessness, and they are being overwhelmed with calls for help. ...more

November 1, 2009

Will it be concrete block or steel? Or will the building be made out of a prefabricated concrete and constructed by a local company out of Brooksville? ...more

March 27, 2009

City council voted unanimously Monday to repair the downtown fire station after staff trimmed the project's budget by more than $150,000. ...more

March 11, 2009

A highly trained 200-pound chimpanzee who once starred in TV commercials for Old Navy and Coca-Cola was shot dead by police after a violent rampage that left a friend of its owner badly mauled. ...more

February 17, 2009

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February 3, 2009

Summer O'Regan was unfazed by the task confronting her: washing windows in a lodge at Camp Wai Lani, in the Palm Harbor area. Summer was one of about 50 girls, ages 8 - 14, who took sponges, cloths and paintbrushes in hand last Saturday to spruce up the venerable Girl Scout camp. Their work included painting, cleaning, burning brush piles and changing fire alarm batteries and light bulbs. ...more

January 24, 2009

A former employee of Lowry Park Zoo said he was told to resign or be fired after he questioned why zoo president Lex Salisbury took zoo animals and supplies home to his private Dade City ranch. ...more

December 10, 2008

All smiles and compliments, President-elect Obama and his wife, Michelle, called on President Bush and first lady Laura Bush in a White House visit Monday that was part political ritual, part practical introduction and a striking symbol of the historic transfer of power to come. ...more

November 11, 2008