The day turned out to be a scorcher, but the 400 or so people on motorcycles didn't complain Saturday. ...more

September 8, 2008

The day turned out to be a scorcher, but the 400 or so people on bikes didn't complain Saturday. ...more

September 7, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay's return to the west coast came with a bang for Amanda Braswell. ...more

August 23, 2008

The search for a suspect in a Pasco County double homicide is getting national attention. Luc Pierre-Charles will be placed today on the U.S. Marshals Service's list of the 15 most-wanted fugitives. Pierre-Charles, 20, is accused of gunning down Derek Pieper and Raymond Veluz on a dirt road in Trilby in 2006. ...more

August 21, 2008

She's only 12 and already is the mother to a baby girl, New Port Richey police say. ...more

August 16, 2008

She's only 12 and already the mother to a baby girl, New Port Richey police say. And investigators discovered the baby was conceived in a home in New Port Richey. A relative of the girl is the father, according to police. ...more

August 15, 2008

About 90 minutes after he last was seen, a 6-year-old autistic boy was found safe at a neighbor's home, about five houses from his own, Assistant Chief Darryl Garman said. ...more

August 4, 2008

More than 150 guests were evacuated from a St. Petersburg hotel this morning because of smoke from an overheating air-conditioning unit, according to fire rescue officials. A fire was reported at the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillion Park, 950 Lake Carillon Drive, about 5:20 a.m. Investigators found that the motor of a air-conditioner unit on the roof broke and pumped smoke into the building, said St. Petersburg Fire Rescue Assistant Chief James Wimberly. ...more

July 30, 2008

Police have finished working on a weeklong undercover effort to combat prostitution along U.S. 19. ...more

July 28, 2008

Reading the Highlands Today story about the sheriff's office on July 23 put things into a perspective that all the people can understand. With all the growth that Highlands County is pushing to achieve, comes the expense that goes with it. Why is it then when a building that is obviously outdated and needs replacing becomes a political football, and the sheriff is held responsible for the growth? ...more

July 26, 2008