TARPON SPRINGS - The Police Department's small cadre of school-based officers has been recognized as best in the state by the Florida Association of School Resource Officers. The honor is especially sweet for Tarpon police, who lobbied to have their own officers patrol local schools. Other schools in the county have SROs from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

June 14, 2008

For the third fiscal year in a row, Sheriff Richard Nugent has held back from adding new deputy positions to his force. ...more

June 3, 2008

CLEARWATER - Pinellas County Sheriff Jim Coats announced a proposal Thursday that would slash $25 million from his agency's 2008-09 budget. ...more

May 22, 2008

The Gulf Middle School Web site was shut down Friday after a link to a gay-pornography Internet site was discovered, school officials reported. ...more

January 26, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - The Gulf Middle School Web site was shut down today after a link to a gay-pornography Internet site was discovered, school officials reported. ...more

January 25, 2008

The Pasco Sheriff's Office is investigating text messages received this morning that warned of a possible shooting at Hudson High School that never materialized. ...more

January 8, 2008

CLEARWATER - U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis of Palm Harbor is scheduled to present the Clearwater Police Department a $361,073 AmeriCorps grant on Monday. ...more

January 4, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - It was a foggy morning on Mentmore Boulevard when Amye Cox saw a girl headed to school narrowly avoid being struck by cars not once, but twice within a matter of seconds. ...more

October 10, 2007

Facing concerns about security, a stack of late payment notices and a shortage of students, leaders for Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High this week discussed the pains that come with opening a new school. ...more

September 22, 2007

For a brief moment Wednesday afternoon, it looked like Pasco County commissioners finally had balanced their budget for next year. ...more

September 6, 2007