Each November, a group of local seniors start working their way back home - home plate that is. ...more

February 24, 2010

Save some Valentine's Day love this year for the littlest sweethearts. The holiday is the last day of Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, as proclaimed by Gov. Charlie Crist. It's a chance to acknowledge the approximately 1 in 126 children born in the state with some form of heart disorder. ...more

February 13, 2010

Arthur Hayhoe's recent admonishment of the Pasco legislative delegation (final column derived from that Tuesday meeting - promise!) regarding Florida's so-called "Stand Your Ground" law received a substantial blow Thursday, and it came from an appropriate location - the jury room of a New Port Richey courthouse. ...more

January 31, 2010

Church Service Center in Avon Park is now feeding 700 families a month - 25 percent more than last year. ...more

November 15, 2009

When the solenoid stuck last week on Sharon Martin's golf cart, an electrical fire started. She scooped dirt from the ground and that knocked down the flames, but the fire didn't go out, so she called for help. ...more

October 22, 2009

Andy Hallett, who made his mark playing green-skinned, good-guy demon Lorne on the TV series "Angel," has died of congestive heart disease. Hallett was 33. ...more

April 1, 2009

A 20-month-old girl who sheriff's investigators reported sustained severe injuries Sunday at the hands of Avon Park police officer James Hilton Parker III, 32, of Sebring, was still in "very critical condition," according to Sheriff's Sgt. Darin Hood on Tuesday. ...more

March 31, 2009

The winners of the Gasparilla 5K are Nike employees who often turn up to represent the shoe and apparel giant at races and expos. ...more

February 28, 2009

The struggles pediatric heart patient families face go far beyond the physical realities. ...more

February 12, 2009

Bob DeWitt voted against plenty of projects during his eight-year tenure on the county's Planning and Zoning board. ...more

February 12, 2009