On a 26-acre cattle farm the Butler family dusts off coffins, skeletons and body part props that have been put away since last Halloween. Around town they are known for hosting an elaborate haunted house with themes that make big productions like Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights seem like kids' stuff. ...more

October 21, 2009

As he convalesced at home Friday - with 33 staples zippered across his scalp, an eye nearly swollen shut, wrist wrapped in a bandage - Frank De Los Reyes delivered a simple message: ...more

December 27, 2008

Florida's critters are harder to come by as urban sprawl sterilizes the landscape. ...more

October 21, 2008

Mendenhall is go-to guy for first responders. ...more

October 21, 2008

Sheriff's detectives think they have unraveled a series of conflicting statements surrounding a Jan. 15 shooting that left a Moon Lake teen with a bullet lodged near his spine. ...more

January 25, 2008

A 35-year-old woman in the Moon Lake area was taken into custody Wednesday in connection with the recent shooting of a 16-year-old neighbor boy, according to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office arrest report. Christine Elaine Lightfoot, 11916 Boca Grande Ave., New Port Richey, was arrested on a felony count of aggravated battery. Her bail initially was set at $10,000. ...more

January 24, 2008