Fate isn't always a good neighbor. ...more

December 9, 2009

City officials have for the past year voiced concerns to state environmental regulators that a proposed landfill in Pasco County is a potential catastrophe. ...more

November 7, 2009

Regarding "A sinking feeling in Pasco and Hernando" (Our Opinion, Sept. 28): ...more

October 24, 2009

Companies offering hurricane and other property insurance coverage may need to raise rates because they're losing money, even though Florida hasn't had any serious storms in the past couple years, the state insurance commissioner said Tuesday. ...more

September 16, 2009

New houses built in Pasco County after this summer could be required to have stronger foundations – a strategy county officials hope will reduce insurance rates for people in sinkhole-prone sections of the county. ...more

May 12, 2009

Starting at 9 a.m. Thursday, personnel from the Hillsborough County Public Works Department will close the inside eastbound and westbound lanes of Bearss Avenue at Livingston Avenue and the southbound left-hand turn lane of Livingston Avenue. The closure is scheduled to continue until 5 p.m. Monday. The closures are necessary to complete repairs to a sinkhole that formed in the median of the road. The county has completed preliminary efforts to stabilize the sinkhole with sand, but needs to complete the repairs by grouting the hole. ...more

April 6, 2009

A public adjuster convicted of forging his client's name on a $270,000 check was sentenced to jail time and nine years of probation on Thursday. ...more

March 20, 2009

A public adjuster convicted of forging his client's name on a $270,000 check was sentenced to jail time. ...more

March 19, 2009

The prospect for getting the permit soon to build a new section at the county landfill is brighter, but still far from certain, Utilities Director Joe Stapf told the county commission Tuesday. ...more

March 11, 2009

Can teen songstress Taylor Swift lift "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" out of a ratings sinkhole? ...more

March 5, 2009