The Avon Park Middle School family is mourning the death of one of its own with the sudden passing of reading teacher Cynthia "Cindy" Dwyer. ...more

March 19, 2009

Here's the scene: A deputy shows up at a home to investigate a noise complaint. He looks past the woman who opens the front door to see the living room in shambles. ...more

October 6, 2008

National Alliance on Mental Illness/NAMI Hernando will present its 14th Annual Mental Health Seminar entitled, "Let the Dialogue Continue: Decriminalizing Mental Illness" from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at Nativity Lutheran Church, 6363 Commercial Way. The event will feature a panel of experts discussing how a mental health court works. Hernando County's Mental Health Court will begin this summer in the 5th Circuit. NAMI Hernando will also honor the Hernando County Sheriff's Office's Crisis Intervention Team officers. The seminar will be sponsored by The Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and is free of charge. Refreshments will be served, and the public is welcome. For more information, call Ginny at 352-686-2687. ...more

May 29, 2008

A garage explosion this morning at the home of two Pinellas County sheriff deputies apparently was caused by household chemicals near a damaged motorcycle, investigators reported. ...more

January 19, 2008

TAMPA - Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee will be honored Thursday for his office's work in effectively responding to people with mental illnesses by helping them avoid jail. ...more

January 9, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - A team of counselors helped Land O' Lakes High School students and staff members work through their grief Wednesday, one day after two teenagers were killed in an accident on Handcart Road in east Pasco County. ...more

November 29, 2007