A Pasco County sheriff's deputy fired last month after an investigation found he was slacking on the job is asking a judge to reinstate him. ...more

February 9, 2009

The school district's principals and other administrators won't get raises this year after all. ...more

February 5, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court has knocked a proposal for a property tax cap off the 2010 ballot. ...more

February 1, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court has knocked a proposal for a property tax cap off the 2010 ballot. ...more

January 31, 2009

For the third time in the past month, the Florida High School Athletic Association has reorganized the state's football district assignments for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. ...more

January 24, 2009

Against pleas from worried residents and a petition with more than 200 signatures, the county commission on Wednesday approved a mental health and drug treatment facility on Grove Road. ...more

January 15, 2009

Principal Michael Hoskinson sent out a ParentLink phone message to Coleman Middle School parents saying there would be no cell phone tower erected on the school's campus. ...more

January 9, 2009

The city park at Valencia Circle looked bare for Christmas after neighborhood organizer Mary Shivers reportedly emptied it of several items she and her friends placed there. ...more

December 29, 2008

At a Hillsborough County School District board meeting Dec. 9, Superintendent MaryEllen Elia announced that Ellyn Smith intends to step down from her post as principal at Alafia Elementary School in Valrico by the start of the new semester Jan. 6. ...more

December 17, 2008

A court document filed by Peter Falk's daughter says the Emmy-winning actor is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. ...more

December 16, 2008