A passenger jet traveling from Moscow to the Ural Mountains city of Perm crashed near residential buildings as it was preparing to land early Sunday, killing all 88 people aboard, officials said. ...more

September 14, 2008

SPRING HILL Members of the Spring Hill Amateur Radio Club (SHARC) will participate in a yearly nationwide demonstration of emergency communications known as "Field Day" on Saturday and Sunday, June 28-29. ...more

June 27, 2008

SEBRING — Over the summer months, 11 children and two adults became lost among the spacious area that is the Sun 'n Lake of Sebring's Preserve. A faster emergency response system with vehicles that could easily prowl the land became something district officials deemed necessary, so they purchased three four-wheeler ATVs in October. "(The vehicles) can be used for a number of things," said Sam Henderson, Sun 'n Lake's director of public safety. "The main thing is that they will help out our response time during emergency situations." Over the last few weeks, the district organized its own Rural Rescue Response Team, featuring firefighters to man the vehicle. Henderson estimated that Sun 'n Lake has more than 3,000 acres of wooded land that sit behind its residential area and are popular with bikers and hikers. ...more

December 10, 2007

A hearing officer has recommended rejecting a lawsuit filed by a Pasco teachers union over staffing at emergency shelters at area schools. ...more

November 20, 2007

QB Kyle Wright participated in half of Tuesday's practice, mainly working on individual drills. Wright suffered a high ankle sprain and a sprain behind his knee against Florida State on Oct. 20. ...more

October 30, 2007

They Deserve Raise Regarding 'Pasco Should Water Down Fire-Rescue Union Demands' (Our Opinion, Oct. 23): ...more

October 27, 2007

An early morning, head-on collision Friday on U.S. 301 in Hernando County claimed the lives of two women, one of whom had just come off her shift working as a police dispatcher. ...more

October 6, 2007

DADE CITY - An early morning, head-on collision U.S. 301 in Hernando County on Friday claimed the lives of two women, one of whom had just come off her shift as a police dispatcher. ...more

October 5, 2007