TARPON SPRINGS -- The topic of how to deal with the homeless problem is a complex and sensitive issue that is getting worse in Tarpon Springs, said Capt. Robert Kochen. ...more

June 24, 2008

True Life Center opened its Harvest Food Bank on Allen Road on Thursday, giving the small church's outreach efforts a more permanent beachhead. ...more

June 21, 2008

Some neighbors complain that people are loitering outside Lee's Grocery, giving the impression that drug dealing is taking place. ...more

May 21, 2008

While Medicare, our national health care program for seniors, drowns in waste and inefficiency, some members of Congress want to throw a life preserver to the health care organizations that improperly bill the program for billions of dollars each year. ...more

February 13, 2008

The first warning sign came when a sharp-eyed worker sorting pills noticed that the odd blue flecks dotting the finished drug capsules matched the paint on the factory doors. ...more

February 6, 2008

A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the shooting death of Jose Godineaux, 22. Godineaux was shot once in the head about 7 p.m. Friday in the St. James Street apartment he shared with his girlfriend. He was flown to a St. Petersburg hospital and pronounced dead Saturday morning. ...more

November 15, 2007

A judge who sentenced Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid's sons to jail Thursday likened the coach's home to "a drug emporium" and questioned whether his adult sons should live there. ...more

November 2, 2007

Mayor Pam Iorio never knows what issues might crop up at one of her town hall meetings, and Tuesday's session at Sheehy Elementary on 40th Street was no different. ...more

October 20, 2007

Mayor Pam Iorio never knows what issues might crop up at one of her town hall meetings and Tuesday's session at Sheehy Elementary on 40th Street was no different. ...more

October 18, 2007

Your editorial, 'Shooting Case Raises Concerns About District's Credibility' (Our Opinion, Sept. 30), regarding safety at King High School recognized the improvements we have made on the campus. Like all our high schools, King High has worked to reduce misbehavior that interferes with learning. Principal Carla Bruning and her staff have done an exceptional job and the proof is in the dramatic reduction in incidents and in the academic achievement worthy of celebration. ...more

October 8, 2007