A 35-year-old woman in the Moon Lake area was taken into custody Wednesday in connection with the recent shooting of a 16-year-old neighbor boy, according to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office arrest report. Christine Elaine Lightfoot, 11916 Boca Grande Ave., New Port Richey, was arrested on a felony count of aggravated battery. Her bail initially was set at $10,000. ...more

January 24, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Susan Barcellino, principal of an elementary school in Collier County, has been named principal at Moon Lake Elementary. ...more

January 24, 2008

The identity of a badly burned body found in a pickup Friday evening remains unclear. ...more

January 23, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - The Pasco County Sheriff's Office was investigating the death of a person whose body was found on a hiking trail near Lake Drive and Coronado Way on Friday evening. ...more

January 18, 2008

MOON LAKE, Fla. The 16-year-old boy shot in the stomach by a neighbor Tuesday evening is in stable condition at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg. ...more

January 16, 2008

A 16-year-old boy was shot in the stomach by a neighbor and flown to a Tampa Bay area hospital late Tuesday afternoon, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 16, 2008

A 16-year-old boy was shot in the stomach by his neighbor and flown to a Tampa Bay area hospital Tuesday afternoon, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 15, 2008

What do bats have in common with dolphins? Do bats hibernate or migrate? ...more

January 15, 2008

County commissioners voted 4-1 Tuesday to pay Tallahassee lawyer Jake Varn an additional $15,000 to push through a permit for the long-delayed Ridge Road extension project, for a total $255,000. ...more

January 11, 2008

The Patriot Act was not intended to circumvent basic civil rights. The purpose of the Patriot Act is to better assist U.S. law enforcement in fighting terrorism here in the United States and abroad. Remember Sept.11? The initial act was voted for by the Senate 98 to 1, one of the few decisions agreed upon by both Republicans and Democrats. The act breaks down the barrier between the CIA and FBI so they can share information about terrorists. Perhaps had that been done earlier, we would have avoided the Sept.11 attack and saved 3,000 innocent American lives. Many of the objections regarding the Patriot Act are actually allowed under previous and existing law, i.e., tools already used against drug dealers and other criminals. The act basically expanded them to cover terrorism and accordingly, made our nation safer. ...more

January 6, 2008