The Tarpon Springs Police Department this week released its report on the investigation into the death of Deborah Palfrey, otherwise known as the "D.C. Madam." ...more

October 31, 2008

The city of Sebring took the first step to plunge deeper into the sewer business Tuesday night; about $1.55 million deeper. ...more

October 23, 2008

Beau bolted toward a squirrel that wandered into his field of vision, then stood proudly on all fours as he watched the terrified rodent dart over a fence. ...more

October 18, 2008

Nelson Capestany had just bought a Slurpee at 7-Eleven and was waiting for the light to change at Moog Road and U.S. 19 when a man pointed a black and silver pistol at him and jumped into his car on the last day of August, according to a Pasco sheriff's office report. ...more

October 15, 2008

Nelson Capestany had just bought a Slurpee at 7-Eleven and was waiting for the light to change at Moog Road and U.S. 19 when a man pointed a black and silver pistol at him and jumped into his car on the last day of August. Now, that man – Javon Corzell Jones - is sitting in the Land O' Lakes Jail awaiting trial on charges of armed carjacking, armed robbery and false imprisonment. He was arrested in connection to the summer carjacking Monday at the jail where he's been since Sept. 11 on other charges. Sitting in the front passenger seat, Jones, 27, ordered Capestany to drive to a mobile home park off of Alternate U.S. 19 just after 4:30 a.m., according to a sheriff's office report, and made him go inside the home. ...more

October 14, 2008

The five biggest taxing districts in Highlands County lost more than $519 million dollars in taxable land values this year, according to Property Appraiser Raymond McIntyre. ...more

October 13, 2008

People who live near the former Moonlight Bay Mobile Home Park say they put up with a lot of unpleasantness for a long time. So when they woke Thursday to loud clanging and shattering glass, the reaction was "What now?" When they came out to see what was happening, their fear turned to joy. They saw workmen removing hazardous building materials from the homes. ...more

October 11, 2008

Some families found places to stay on their own and others got help from charities and the city of Largo after a mobile home park was closed because it had no water or sewer service. ...more

October 10, 2008

Some families found places to stay on their own and others got help from charities and the city of Largo after a mobile home park was closed because it had no water or waste treatment. ...more

October 9, 2008

There could be a collective sigh of relief in Thunderbird Hills after the city of Sebring agreed to buy its waste water system, which had been reportedly operating without a state permit for about six years. ...more

October 9, 2008