The first of thousands of needy families began picking up meals and toys today at Metropolitan Ministries' annual Holiday Center. ...more

December 13, 2008

The smell of cookies wafted through the air Tuesday at Gulfside Regional Hospice offices as volunteers packaged cookies for Gulfside patients. ...more

December 13, 2008

The woman handed me a stack of gift wish lists. That's not all that unusual this time of year, especially around our house where the lists include electronic devices I have (a) never heard of and (b) can't afford. It has been like that for a long time now, but it has only been in recent years that telephones exist that do everything except, apparently, make phone calls. ...more

December 10, 2008

Construction on the Gulfside Center for Hospice Care is under way in Zephyrhills, but that doesn't mean fundraising efforts are complete. The nonprofit agency is about half way to its nearly $7 million goal, officials said. ...more

November 26, 2008

They're not just kidding around. These young people are serious about community service and their desire to help other kids in need, said Stacey Efaw, executive director of the Emergency Care Help Organization. ...more

November 5, 2008

A smile is worth a thousand words. Alexandra Samantha Grace lit up the West Pasco Pregnancy Center office with her smile when the 7-month-old girl and her mom recently dropped by for a follow-up visit. ...more

November 5, 2008

A smile is worth a thousand words. Alexandra Samantha Grace lit up the West Pasco Pregnancy Center office with her smile when the 7-month-old girl and her mom recently dropped by for a follow-up visit. ...more

November 1, 2008

Firefighters backed by water-dumping helicopters and planes gained ground Sunday on a wildfire that destroyed two homes and forced the evacuation of about 1,200 people in a rugged area 20 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. ...more

October 13, 2008

Video magnifiers will help visually impaired voters cast ballots at all early voting sites beginning Oct. 20. ...more

October 12, 2008

Video magnifiers will help visually impaired voters cast ballots at all early voting sites beginning Oct. 20. ...more

October 11, 2008