People who feed birds have been getting their pockets pecked. Birdseed prices have been fluctuating for months, and the cost of a premium seed imported from India is at an unprecedented high. All this has made the estimated one in six Americans who feed wild birds rethink their backyard buffets. ...more

March 11, 2009

Although the hurricane season officially ended Nov. 30, much of Florida is still susceptible to flooding from the periodic heavy rainstorms that roll in throughout the year. ...more

December 24, 2008

Area schools are back in session, but some of the sting was taken out of the return to homework and tests by a family fun day sponsored by a local church. ...more

September 3, 2008

The rain started falling heavily Saturday night, and by morning the water had surrounded Deborah Parker's double-wide on Afton Lane. ...more

July 18, 2008

The triathlon scheduled for this morning at Sand Key Park has been canceled because of bad weather. ...more

July 13, 2008

A black night, a slick road and high winds turned an evening of socializing with friends into a frightening brush with disaster that left two young women trapped in a local retention pond. ...more

December 22, 2007

County health officials on Wednesday discouraged swimming at three west Pasco beaches because of high levels of bacteria that can make people sick. ...more

September 27, 2007

County health officials on Wednesday discouraged swimming at three west Pasco County beaches because of high levels of bacteria that can make people sick. ...more

September 26, 2007