Even bird counting is feeling the impact of digital technology. Some 50 volunteers will be armed with some of the latest gear when they take to the field Jan. 2 for the West Pasco Audubon Society annual Christmas season bird count. ...more

December 23, 2009

Deep into the night of Dec. 11, word slinked from a West Pasco jury room that the panel weighing the fate of a self-proclaimed neo-Nazi was deadlocked. ...more

December 23, 2009

Many thanks Editor: Thanks to all the people who attended our Friends of the NRA event. It drew more than 350 people, the largest number ever to attend an FNRA fundraiser and dinner in Pasco. Specials thanks in particular to Florida Senate President Jeff Atwater, who led the invocation, and former House Speaker Marco Rubio, who led the Pledge of Allegiance. ...more

December 23, 2009

With twice as many clients as last year, West Pasco Pregnancy Center officials say a new ultrasound machine has arrived in the nick of time. ...more

December 23, 2009

A bird in hand might be worth two in the bush, but West Pasco birders would prefer to spot and count all three. So West Pasco Audubon Society is laying the groundwork for its annual Christmas season bird count on Saturday, Jan. 2, according to its spokesman, Ken Tracey. He will help compile the results. ...more

December 23, 2009

Janet Coats, executive editor of the Tampa Tribune, is stepping down from her position today. ...more

December 18, 2009

Stung by reports that the prospective developer of a Pasco County sports complex has been courting other Florida counties, Pasco commissioners on Tuesday considered creating a second complex in east Pasco in hopes of keeping Sportsplex USA on their team. ...more

December 16, 2009

An injection of federal stimulus money could reverse some of the cuts Pasco County made this fall to its firefighting force in response to falling tax revenue. ...more

December 12, 2009

The Holiday Recreation Complex is hosting a youth volleyball league for boys and girls age 10-15. Parents must bring proof of age during registration, which ends Jan. 14. Space is limited and the league costs $25 per participant. ...more

December 12, 2009

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, can bring back fond memories of childhood years and serve to renew a sense of identity. ...more

December 12, 2009