Although it was one of the first in the state to install a camera to catch stoplight runners, the city has run into unexpected roadblocks in trying to get a multicamera system into operation. ...more

March 14, 2010

Although it was one of the first in the state to install a camera to catch stoplight runners, the city has run into unexpected roadblocks in trying to get a multicamera system into operation. On Tuesday, the Port Richey City Council took a U-turn of sorts to get that plan back up to speed. It agreed to rehire its original red-light camera operating company, Arizona-based American Traffic Solutions. ...more

March 13, 2010

Police say a suspicious-looking bag found Thursday in a parking lot at a local St. Petersburg College campus posed no danger, though they still refuse to say what exactly it was. They are, however, describing the device in the bag as a hoax bomb, and are trying to determine who left it in the parking lot at 2465 Drew St., said Elizabeth Watts, Clearwater's public safety spokeswoman. ...more

March 12, 2010

A bill that aims to outlaw texting behind the wheel passed a key House committee Wednesday in Tallahassee. ...more

March 12, 2010

CRIME TRACKER This crime index is published in an effort to help residents keep track of crime in their neighborhood and to promote public safety. Below is a listing of crimes handled by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office between Feb. 21-27 arranged by ZIP code. These are crimes that have been investigated by deputies and don't reflect unfounded calls for service. ...more

March 6, 2010

There will be no layoffs and no closing of departments - at least for the first quarter for the city of Avon Park. That's great news after the city faced tough budgetary constraints during the beginning of the 2009-2010 fiscal year. ...more

February 28, 2010

CRIME TRACKER This crime index is published in an effort to help residents keep track of crime in their neighborhood and to promote public safety. Below is a listing of crimes handled by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office from Jan. 24-30 arranged by ZIP code. These are crimes that have been investigated by deputies and don't reflect unfounded calls for service. ...more

February 11, 2010

My father taught me to go left. ...more

February 11, 2010

Investigators are searching the property of the boyfriend of a central figure in the disappearance of Florida Lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare. ...more

January 26, 2010

Dispatchers coordinated a quick-thinking rescue today by persuading a woman who uses a wheelchair to stay inside her first-floor apartment while her building burned until firefighters arrived, authorities say. ...more

January 13, 2010