A Florida Public Service Commission vote on Aloha Utilities' first round of proposed water rate increases has been postponed until next month. ...more

January 29, 2008

A 30-year-old man whose body was found in a burned out pickup in this rural west Pasco County community is a homicide victim, the sheriff's office said. ...more

January 29, 2008

Buddies Drew Boeser and Alex DeLeon were among 33 AFIRE of Pasco County students who took a two-hour cruise on the Pithlachascotee River recently. The outing on the Miss Daisy tour boat reflects the nonprofit adult training facility's dedication to enhancing the skills, motivation, self-reliance and quality of life for mentally challenged adults in west Pasco County. For more information on the school, visit www.afirepasco.com. ...more

January 29, 2008

A 30-year-old man whose body was found 10 days ago in a burned-out pickup in this rural west Pasco County community was the victim of a homicide, according to the sheriff's office. ...more

January 28, 2008

Although Hudson High junior Clint Barga plans a career in art, he hasn't quite reconciled the idea of parting with his creations. ...more

January 25, 2008

Although Hudson High School junior Clint Barga plans on a career in art, he still hasn't quite reconciled with having to part with his creations. "I usually don't give it away," Clint said, adding that he's even turned down cash offers for some of his art. But one of Clint's more recent pieces has a found a new home, in State Rep. John Legg's office in Tallahassee, as his entry took first place in Legg's second annual "Art in the Capitol" contest. ...more

January 23, 2008

West Pasco's two YMCAs will join in the International Day celebration on Jan. 30. The event, in its first year, will show local Y members the worldwide influence of the nonprofit organization, according to Mary Gentry Roberts, district vice president of West Pasco County YMCAs for the regional YMCA of the Suncoast office. ...more

January 23, 2008

The church is small, a few dozen aging wooden pews, brick and stucco walls, a cramped fellowship hall next to the sanctuary, and a modest steeple with bells. ...more

January 22, 2008

The gated community adjacent to the Seven Springs Golf and Country Club got a new status symbol last Saturday, an historical marker commemorating the place where the Seven Springs community got its name and start. "We spend a lot of our time at our meetings deciding on the wording for these things," said Scott Black, co-chair of the Pasco County Historical Preservation Committee. ...more

January 19, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - The New Port Richey Police Department has arrested two Clearwater-based bail bondsmen who on Jan. 8 apprehended a suspect at gunpoint inside a crowded tax collector's office in west Pasco County. ...more

January 16, 2008