For many, Gasparilla without free-flowing alcohol is like a beach without sand. ...more

October 23, 2009

Drunken partygoers fighting, destroying property and urinating in backyards. ...more

October 21, 2009

During the past several months, Gasparilla Parade organizers have met with neighborhood groups, local business owners and city officials and have come up with a new strategy they say should curtail the bad behavior without putting a damper on the city's signature event. ...more

October 20, 2009

Guinea's coup leader declared a zero-tolerance policy on corruption Saturday, vowing to renegotiate the country's many mining contracts and warning that anyone who embezzles state funds will be executed. ...more

December 28, 2008

A water shortage might mean more citations for Pasco County residents who ignore lawn watering restrictions. As of Tuesday, 316 citations have been written since Nov. 14, according to Jeffrey D. Harris, an environmental biologist with Pasco County Utilities Services. ...more

December 27, 2008

A police officer has quit and two others were fired Tuesday after a patrol car dashboard camera caught them punching and kicking a handcuffed suspect. ...more

August 13, 2008

Forecasters say Hurricane Bertha has weakened to a Category 2 storm. ...more

July 9, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Walt Disney World has fired a guard who challenged the theme park on a new state law allowing gun owners to keep firearms in their cars while at work. ...more

July 8, 2008

Hey, Teacher, Leave Those Cakes Alone The big food news of the week: School board members in Arlington Heights, Ill., voted to ban birthday cakes and cupcakes from classrooms next year as part of a new wellness policy. Birthday parties are still OK. It's just the baked goods that suffer under a new zero-tolerance policy. ...more

June 4, 2008

Drivers might get belted with a traffic ticket if they and their passengers don't wear their seat belts through June 1. ...more

May 21, 2008