Pasco County commissioners did the right thing earlier this week by raising so many legitimate objections a developer withdrew ill-conceived plans for a 266-home subdivision in a rural-protection area outside Dade City. ...more

January 10, 2009

Over the past year, the year-round population of Highlands County grew by 1,480 and climbed just over 100,000 people. ...more

December 30, 2008

Highways were hazardous for holiday travelers Sunday and thousands of homes and businesses had no electricity in the Midwest as a storm blustered through the region with heavy snow and howling wind. ...more

December 24, 2007

When Sarasota voters rejected a $16 million bond referendum last week, they opened a door for Pasco County officials to seriously rev up the local economy and provide more fun for residents. ...more

November 14, 2007

In January, when city council members talked about making themselves the highest-paid elected municipal officials in Pasco County, Councilman Danny Burgess spoke against it. ...more

October 3, 2007

It was an unfortunate mistake. That is the argument Daniel Comeau is making as he asks Tarpon Springs officials not to severely punish him for a violation of the city's preservation-minded tree ordinance. ...more

September 8, 2007