The Federal Trade Commission has removed the last regulatory hurdle for Verizon Wireless' purchase of Alltel Corp., which will create the country's largest wireless carrier, the agency said Wednesday. ...more

December 11, 2008

In February, County Commission members suggested carving Pasco into exclusive service areas for the county's private garbage haulers. Since then we hadn't heard much of the idea. For a while, we were hoping the commissioners were merely pulling an April Fools' Day joke a few months early. ...more

December 6, 2008

County commissioners today were dumping on trash haulers for dragging their feet on changes to the way they operate Pasco officials first suggested during a workshop in February. ...more

December 2, 2008

The Hospice Thrift Store & More, at 6528 Massachusetts Ave., is Hernando-Pasco Hospice's "treasure chest of gently used items." From 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, the store will celebrate its fifth anniversary with special sales plus surprises for customers. ...more

October 9, 2008

Verizon Communications' second-quarter earnings rose 12 percent, the company said Monday, while revenue was slightly shy of expectations and customers disconnected their landlines faster than before. ...more

July 29, 2008