If we had our way, Hillsborough County would restore Cone Ranch, transforming ditches and pastures into creeks and wetlands, and open it to the public as a wilderness park. ...more

November 2, 2009

On Friday, turning on your lawn sprinklers will become a crime in Tampa under the toughest water restrictions in the state. ...more

March 29, 2009

On Friday, turning on your lawn sprinklers will become a crime in Tampa under the toughest water restrictions in the state. ...more

March 28, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Raymond McGeehan said he simply wanted to go jogging Thursday morning at a park on Parkway Boulevard. ...more

September 13, 2008

Boulevard. A 64-year-old chiropractor, McGeehan of Land O' Lakes, was putting on a knee brace when he said he was attacked by a large dog, according to Pasco County Sheriff's Office records. He told the sheriff's office that he had a run-in with the same dog about a week earlier. The wellfield park is near Pine View elementary and middle schools. McGeehan told the sheriff's office that he grabbed a machete and hunting knife from his vehicle and swung at the dog to keep it away, but more dogs came at him, records said. McGeehan thought the dogs were pit bulls, but they were actually boxers. The dogs' owner, Alan McLeod, 59, of Land O' Lakes, told the sheriff's office he was walking his three adult boxers and 13 puppies Thursday morning when he saw McGeehan screaming at the dogs with the machete and knife in his hands. ...more

September 12, 2008

District 3 County Commissioner Ann Hildebrand faces two Republican challengers: electrician Matt Matey and home insurance activist Wil Nickerson, in her bid for a seventh term. The winner of the Aug. 26 primary will face one of two Democrats in the race. ...more

August 16, 2008

Of the three Pasco County Commission races in this year's primary election, one bears special scrutiny - the slugfest between eight-year incumbent Ted Schrader and John Nicolette. ...more

August 11, 2008

Tampa Bay Water is poised to provide for future needs as more people move to the area and demands continue to grow, the regional authority's general manager told Pasco County officials. ...more

July 25, 2008

Tampa Bay Water is poised to provide for future needs as more people move to the area and demands continue to grow, the regional authority's general manager told Pasco County officials. Gerald Seeber, who addressed the board at a meeting this week in New Port Richey, said Tampa Bay Water has reduced groundwater pumping significantly since 2002, in part because of increased collections of surface water from rivers and better production at a desalination plant in Apollo Beach. ...more

July 24, 2008

After decades of relying on its larger and more prosperous neighbor for much of its drinking water, this tiny waterfront city has declared aquatic independence. ...more

June 28, 2008