PORT RICHEY - The lights and cameras have been in place for two months, and there's still plenty of action at U.S. 19 and Ridge Road for them to record in the way of drivers who run red lights. But now that violators are getting slapped with fines, the Port Richey Police Department is hoping word will spread and one of most dangerous intersections in Pasco County will get a little less so. "The whole idea of this program is deterrence," Officer John Schwarz, who is the system's local point man, said. ...more

June 6, 2008

The new Memorial Drive school is nearing completion and will open in August. A traffic light will be installed at Memorial Drive and Valerie Boulevard, but I have not heard of any plans to install sidewalks in the vicinity of the new school. Sidewalks for the children who walk to the new school should be a top priority. The very minimum requirements should be sidewalks on Manatee Drive from Valerie Boulevard to Memorial, and on Memorial Drive from Valerie Boulevard to the new school. The safety of the children should have top priority. ...more

June 2, 2008

TAMPA - A 62-year-old woman died in a collision on State Road 60 in Brandon late Saturday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

May 25, 2008

SEBRING — The busy intersection of Memorial Drive and Valerie Boulevard will be further improved for safety by adding a traffic signal and three turning lanes. The intersection, north of Sebring and south of Avon Park, is now a four-way stop. Highlands County Engineer Ramon Gavarrete said a traffic-crash problem at Memorial and Valerie was solved last year when traffic control there was upgraded from a two-way stop to a four-way stop. Now, Gavarrete said, a traffic signal is needed because traffic volume is expected to increase greatly when the new Memorial Drive Elementary School opens in late August. ...more

May 24, 2008

Lithia-Pinecrest intersection improvements topic of community meeting. ...more

May 9, 2008

TAMPA -- A man stopped at a traffic light at North Florida and West Waters avenues Tuesday was startled by a homeless man who pounded on the driver's window with a knife, a police report states. ...more

February 19, 2008

New Traffic Light Installed On The Sebring Parkway ...more

February 19, 2008

JCPenney at Nature Coast Commons is scheduled to open in March. Also expected to move into the shopping complex off U.S. 19 just south of Spring Hill Drive is a Books-A-Million and other retailers. ...more

February 10, 2008

JC Penney at Nature Coast Commons is scheduled to open in March. Also expected to move into that shopping complex off U.S. 19 just south of Spring Hill Drive is a Books-A-Million and other retailers. ...more

February 8, 2008

JCPenney at Nature Coast Commons is scheduled to open in March. ...more

February 7, 2008