The United States may soon see its prison population drop for the first time in almost four decades, a milestone in a nation that locks up more people than any other. ...more

December 19, 2009

Against pleas from worried residents and a petition with more than 200 signatures, the county commission on Wednesday approved a mental health and drug treatment facility on Grove Road. ...more

January 15, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - A Rocky Creek man wants to have a film he regards as pornographic removed from the shelves of the Town 'N Country Regional Public Library. ...more

December 25, 2008

A Rocky Creek man wants to have a film he regards as pornographic removed from the shelves of the Town 'N Country Regional Public Library. Frank DeAngelis, a former police officer and retired sociology professor, said he didn't know what to expect when he checked out "The Films of James Broughton." DeAngelis said he was shocked to see naked men engaging in various sexual acts. In one the collection's films, "Devotions," two men dress up like nuns and embrace and kiss. ...more

December 23, 2008

The county commission wants to have the final say on a proposed residential mental health and drug treatment center on Grove Road. ...more

December 17, 2008

In a season that inspires earnest letters about toys, one notable batch is being sent not by kids to Santa's workshop but by parents to the executive suites of real-world toy makers. ...more

November 30, 2008

In a season that inspires earnest letters about toys, one notable batch is being sent not by kids to Santa's workshop but by parents to the executive suites of real-world toy makers. ...more

November 29, 2008

When three Mexican nationals were arrested for a series of rapes in the Tampa Bay area, public officials battled over how law enforcement handles illegal aliens and some residents complained that the immigrant crime problem had gotten out of hand. ...more

September 7, 2008

A series of rapes in the Tampa Bay area that has been blamed on three Mexican nationals set off a battle over the way law enforcement handles illegal immigrants, with a congresswoman and the Hillsborough County sheriff trading barbs and some local residents arguing that the immigrant crime problem had gotten out of hand. ...more

August 29, 2008

Melissa Green's mother spoke Spanish, but she never learned - her father forbade it. Today, that's a frequent problem in this city where the English-speaking population is outnumbered. ...more

July 5, 2008