People who check out a book from a Pasco County library have a new incentive to return it on time. Last month, the Pasco County Library System raised overdue fees from 15 cents to 25 cents each day an item is late. ...more

December 10, 2007

Jay Leno has pulled ahead of Conan O'Brien in the race to be crowned most compassionate NBC late-night show host, officially telling the laid-off crew of "The Tonight Show" he would continue to pay their salaries through Christmas at the very least. ...more

December 10, 2007

On Nov. 5, Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, wrote to six media-based ministries for information regarding expenses, executive compensation, amenities given to executives, and board governance. The inquiry is part of Grassley's long-standing interest in making sure tax-exempt organizations are accountable to donors and to the taxpayers as a whole. Today was his requested deadline to hear from the six ministries. He made the following comment on the level of cooperation so far. ...more

December 6, 2007

A man fleeing from Tampa police in a Honda Accord early Tuesday crashed into a light pole and tried to hide out in a mausoleum, police said. ...more

November 28, 2007

As the search for a missing young mother continues, divers are expected this week to explore the lake in her Colony Lakes Estates subdivision. ...more

November 19, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY - Volunteers searching for a missing young mother Saturday found items they hope will yield clues to her disappearance. ...more

November 18, 2007

Allow Gulf Drilling Sen. Bill Nelson and his "no drilling" cohorts should be proud of themselves. They have succeeded in sending gas prices over $3 a gallon and no end in sight. Of course, they can afford it. Most can't. ...more

November 17, 2007

Family and friends of a young mother who disappeared Nov. 5 from her Colony Lakes Estates home have organized a search for her that will begin at 8 a.m. today. ...more

November 17, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY - Family and friends of a young mother who disappeared Nov. 5 from her Colony Lakes Estates home have organized a search for her that will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday. ...more

November 16, 2007

SEBRING — David A. Will was found innocent of attempted second-degree murder during his criminal trial, but because of an out-of-court settlement he's made to avoid a costly civil suit, he will now be giving up his home. Will, 83, of Lake Placid, was found not guilty last month by a Highlands County jury of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm after shooting his wife, Barbara, 63, in the upper right tricep area of her arm, in February 2006, following a domestic dispute. As a result of the shooting, Barbara filed a civil lawsuit before the start of David's criminal trial seeking damages for medical costs and pain and suffering. ...more

November 16, 2007