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

Thirty-six years had passed since Mark Fernandez sat in Theresa Peters' fourth-grade classroom, but his childhood felt fresh when he returned Nov. 18 to Forest Hills Elementary. ...more

November 25, 2009

Publix volunteers from the Brandon region gave much-needed love and attention to Bloomingdale West Park in Brandon on Oct. 15. ...more

October 28, 2009

As the swine flu sweeps through schools and households across the state, many folks feel as if hand washing now rivals time spent playing outside. ...more

October 22, 2009

Leaders for Westchase want to make their community parks more accessible to children with disabilities. ...more

October 14, 2009

A Plant City manufacturer that built the bleachers at the University of Tampa soccer field and at football stadiums across the Tampa Bay area has been purchased by a Chattanooga, Tenn., company. ...more

July 31, 2009

Authorities say a man in central Florida has been charged with felony murder in connection to his 5-year-old son's death. ...more

July 29, 2009

A 21-year-old Wimauma man has been convicted of distributing crack cocaine, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. ...more

May 6, 2009

A 45-year-old man performed a sex act by himself about 20 feet away from children in a child care center's playground, police say. ...more

April 23, 2009

The Academy of the Holy Names Alumni Association hosted an Easter egg hunt April 4. Chairwomen were Lisa Griffin Hodgdon, class of 1990; Laura-Elizabeth Ware Wash, class of 1993; and Lisa Brooks Reins, class of 1992. ...more

April 22, 2009