A mentally ill woman who told police she was trying to "kill the demons" when she stabbed her 2-year-old son to death in 2007 may avoid criminal prosecution. ...more

February 13, 2009

A mentally ill woman who told police she was trying to "kill the demons" when she stabbed her 2-year-old son to death in 2007 may avoid criminal prosecution. ...more

February 7, 2009

A mentally ill woman who told police she was trying to "kill the demons" when she stabbed her 2-year-old son to death in 2007 may avoid criminal prosecution. Two psychologists who evaluated Jessica Warren have determined that she didn't understand the nature or consequence of her actions at the time of the killing, said Assistant State Attorney Mike Halkitis. ...more

February 6, 2009

A day after a Port Richey father was charged with murdering his baby, a state review found child welfare authorities failed to protect the little girl. ...more

January 28, 2009

A day after a Port Richey father was charged with murdering his baby, a state review found child welfare authorities failed to protect the little girl. Thomas James Ludwig, 24, got custody of his newborn twins in October after his girlfriend gave birth while jailed in Marion County. ...more

January 27, 2009

A 24-year-old father of twin baby girls was arrested at his home Monday evening, accused of killing one of the infants in December after apparently being bothered by her cries, according to a Pasco Sheriff's Office report. ...more

January 27, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Lisa Michelle Dillard, a woman charged as an accomplice in a fatal purse-snatching in November, is accused of snatching a purse weeks earlier. ...more

January 24, 2009

Lisa Michelle Dillard, the woman charged as an accomplice in a fatal purse-snatching in November, is accused of snatching a purse weeks before. After seeing news reports about the mugging and subsequent death of Linda Roma at a TJ Maxx in Hudson, another victim recognized Dillard as the woman who also snatched her purse Nov. 8 at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Port Richey, according to a report. ...more

January 23, 2009

More Getting Free Lunch The percentage of Pasco County students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals is on the rise and expected to top 50 percent by the end of February. ...more

January 18, 2009

Roger Gayle Thompson avoided a trial and possible life sentence Wednesday by pleading no contest to an attempted murder charge. ...more

January 15, 2009