It happened in an instant. One second, she was driving, the next a woman's body slammed off her hood. ...more

November 25, 2009

A Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputy was honored 100 years after he was killed in the line of duty. ...more

May 2, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - When Joyce Simard, a geriatric consultant and Alzheimer's specialist, was featured on a radio show a few years ago, the host confided that his father had the disease and that his children didn't want to visit their grandfather. ...more

March 22, 2009

What topic instantly evokes a conversational bond among a diverse array of strangers from both Pasco and Pinellas counties? ...more

January 10, 2009

When "Lord of the Flies" meets "Fantasy Island," what do you get? If you guessed summer camp, you win the prize. ...more

November 8, 2008

Remembering 9-11 today conjures a flood of memories and emotions even seven years later. We recall the horror of it all. The droning planes honing in on their targets. The explosions, people running, buildings collapsing are all part of it. We also remember the incredible stories that came out of that tragedy, and the swell of patriotism we all felt. ...more

September 11, 2008

NORTH PORT - A year after 6-year-old Coralrose Fullwood's body was found in an empty North Port lot, Police Chief Terry Lewis called a news conference to remind the public that the case had not gone cold and that the person or persons who committed the crime would be caught. ...more

August 14, 2008

I am frankly mystified at the endless palaver concerning the surge, which, according to my recollections, was an infusion of some 25,000 additional troops into Iraq last year. Such a decision was not a change in tactics or certainly not a new strategy, yet it is currently a subject of political debate as if such a decision was a stroke of military genius as to warrant a complete rewrite of the curriculum at West Point. ...more

July 28, 2008

Those who played with Geremi Gonzalez during his two seasons pitching for Tampa Bay remembered him fondly Monday, a day after he was killed by a lightning strike at age 33. ...more

May 27, 2008

The Queen of Rockabilly got rock 'n' roll lessons from The King himself. Wanda Jackson was a young country singer when she met Elvis Presley on a 1955 package tour. Presley sensed Jackson was a burgeoning rocker and encouraged the singer to move in that direction. ...more

February 14, 2008