The Putnam County sheriff says two men who escaped from jail there will be charged with killing a 66-year-old woman hours after the breakout last week. ...more

April 19, 2009

A crash in Clearwater late this afternoon has claimed the life of a 3-month-old. ...more

April 16, 2009

Judi Barrett of Hudson, founder of the group Enraged People Against Rape, wonders why there is not more outrage over the rape last week of an 89-year-old West Pasco woman. ...more

April 15, 2009

A 71-year-old woman was attacked Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot of the Ross store at Little Road and State Road 54, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

April 15, 2009

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is investigating a home invasion and sexual assault that happened Wednesday morning at the home of an 89-year-old woman. ...more

April 9, 2009

An 89-year-old woman was sexually assaulted this morning when three men broke into her Port Richey home, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

April 8, 2009

A 1-year-old girl died this afternoon after being run over by a car backing out of a driveway. ...more

April 4, 2009

40-year-old woman was seriously injured after her sport utility vehicle overturned on the U.S. 92 ramp to Interstate 4, tossing her over a concrete railing onto the shoulder of the interstate. Gigi Laneda Bratcher of Tampa was taken to Tampa General Hospital, where she was listed in serious condition after the 12:43 a.m. wreck, the Florida Highway Patrol said this morning. ...more

April 3, 2009

A 48-year-old woman was killed while crossing U.S. 41 Wednesday night in Citrus County. The Florida Highway Patrol said Israel Martinez of Floral City was crossing the highway south of East Brook Lane about 9 p.m. when she was hit by a Toyota Camry driven by Lee Green, 60, of Floral City. Green and passenger Anna Green, 60, were not injured. ...more

April 2, 2009

There were several friends who commented somewhat favorable about last week's column regarding our country's financial state and what I surmised was causing the problem. One fellow found an error and wrote me an e-mail on the story about a couple who could not pronounce the name of the town they were in and asked the employee of a Burger King to pronounce the name of where they were very slowly Burrrrrr, gerrrrrr, Kiiiing. ...more

April 2, 2009