A Lake Placid Middle School student was arrested Wednesday after school officials reportedly found a gun in his book bag. ...more

November 20, 2009

Neighbor who called 911 had concealed weapons permit; former New York police officer ...more

November 18, 2009

The "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law has left one Wesley Chapel couple frustrated and concerned. ...more

October 31, 2009

A parent is the first and often the most important teacher of the child. Whenever the parents inadequately nurture or label their child, the youngster gets more opportunities in life to become whole. ...more

October 30, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - If the charges stick, marijuana grow houses have gone upscale. Pasco County Sheriff's Office vice and narcotics detectives raided four such houses Tuesday and say it is the first time they have discovered grow houses in homes of this caliber. ...more

October 14, 2009

Though he appears to be leaning toward naming Byron Leftwich his starter, Bucs coach Raheem Morris wanted to meet again with his staff and then with the team and its owners before announcing the choice publicly. ...more

August 28, 2009

Does the Speaker of the House in the U.S. Congress serve for life? If so, this country is in dire circumstances. Surely her party, the Democrats, must be embarrassed by this woman and her pronouncements. ...more

May 21, 2009

Two teenagers and a 12-year-old boy are accused of using a semi-automatic handgun while robbing a woman outside the West Pasco Art Guild on Wednesday morning. New Port Richey Police charged Zachary Bogucki, 15, and Chase Jacob Swinson, 15, with armed robbery and armed burglary, while the 12-year-old , was charged with armed robbery, records said. ...more

April 30, 2009

Monroe County Sheriff's deputies thought a gun-shaped belt buckle looked a little too much like the real thing — and nearly shot the teen wearing the buckle. ...more

April 10, 2009

Police Chief Chuck Harmon today released the sequence of escalating events that led to Sunday's drive-by shooting that claimed the life of an 8-year-old girl, while the girl's family urged the members of the two warring groups involved to stop their cycle of revenge. ...more

April 7, 2009