The Pasco County Commission recognizes the difficult economic times facing our residents and the county. As you have probably read, Pasco County faces a $28.8 million shortfall in revenue because of the decline in property values. We want our residents and our employees to know that we are doing everything we can to proactively deal with these uncertainties and continue to provide quality service to our residents. As a result, we are looking closely at every service we provide to continue to serve our residents in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible. ...more

March 11, 2009

If the Ecuadoran judge handling the case follows the recommendations of a court-ordered team of experts, the case could result in the biggest environmental judgment. ...more

February 9, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY – In a meeting Tuesday night that turned rowdy at times, residents living near a proposed professional soccer stadium raised concerns about potential traffic congestion, excessive noise and light pollution. ...more

October 21, 2008

Adoption officials said Wednesday that DNA tests indicate a Guatemalan baby reported stolen from her mother was being adopted by a U.S. couple, the first strong sign that the Central American nation's troubled adoption system relied in part on abducted children. ...more

July 24, 2008

North Korea agreed to disable its main reactor by the end of October and allow international inspections to verify its nuclear disarmament in a deal reached Saturday at the end of six-nation talks. ...more

July 13, 2008

Photos of isolated Indians near Peru's border are prompting new efforts to find and protect such people from threats to their land and lives - although senior officials have questioned whether they even exist. ...more

June 5, 2008

We Americans have become a more cantankerous, quarrelsome lot in recent decades. ...more

May 22, 2008

TAMPA - A manatee with difficulty breathing was rescued Tuesday from Wakulla Springs State Park and taken to Lowry Park Zoo for rehabilitation, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation. ...more

February 12, 2008

The controversy continues regarding procedures used to consider a request for a borrow pit on the north side of Lutz-Lake Fern Road near the Suncoast Parkway. ...more

January 24, 2008

The controversy continues regarding procedures used to consider a request for a borrow pit on the north side of Lutz-Lake Fern Road near the Suncoast Parkway. ...more

January 23, 2008