Fight followed argument over victim's previous interracial relationship, according to arrest report ...more

December 30, 2009

It was such an eye opener; my son called the other day and his first words were, "Mom, all those Santa Clause's helpers in the malls deserve 10 times the salary they get." When I asked what brought him to that profound decision, he tearfully told me that last week, while working as a police officer in a town nearby, he was approached by his chief, who asked him if he would fill in for the Santa Clause that could not show up for the Christmas parade scheduled for that evening. He had a great time as he waved to all the children on the parade's route. After the parade, he was then asked to sit on Santa's throne and listen to all the children's wishes. That sounded like fun, thinking that he would be hearing all the wishes his own kids have of laptops, cell phones, etc. ...more

December 28, 2009

Evening clinics will open the second week of January for Hillsborough County children needing a second dose of the swine flu vaccine. ...more

December 27, 2009

Evening clinics will open the second week of January for Hillsborough County children needing a second dose of the swine flu vaccine. ...more

December 25, 2009

A probation officer was arrested on a domestic battery charge Sunday night after repeatedly kicking her estranged husband in the testicles, a sheriff's report states. ...more

December 21, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Six students at Pine View Elementary School in Land O' Lakes were bitten by ticks this month, according to the Pasco County school district. Assistant Superintendent David Scanga thought the children might have picked up the ticks on the playground, so after the school discovered the problem, the campus was sprayed to get rid of the parasites. ...more

December 17, 2009

I would like to share with the public that I attended the Christmas parade in Brooksville Saturday morning. ...more

December 16, 2009

Enlightening meeting Thursday night, I attended the special school board meeting concerning the moving of the Quest Academy to ease the overcrowding at Explorer K-8. ...more

December 12, 2009

Lack of communication, action prompts mother to act. ...more

December 9, 2009

No charges will be filed against the parents of a Valrico toddler who fell through an opening in a septic tank and drowned last month. Luis Martinez, 2, was reported missing Nov. 27 from his home at 4114 Silver Lane, and searchers found his body the next day in a septic tank near the front of the small mobile home park where he lived. ...more

December 9, 2009