LAND O' LAKES - There are at least 4,500 homeless people in Pasco County on any given day. ...more

November 9, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - There are at least 4,500 homeless people in Pasco County on any given day. ...more

November 8, 2009

Many events will salute veterans next week. They include the Nov. 11 ceremony and barbecue set up by St. Jude's Homeless Veterans Resource Center and an early observance, on Monday, Nov. 9, at a CARES senior center in the Hudson area. ...more

November 7, 2009

Hurricane Ida swept onto Nicaragua's Atlantic coast Thursday, destroying homes, damaging schools and downing bridges before losing steam and becoming a tropical depression as it moved inland. ...more

November 6, 2009

In a small room at the University of South Florida, Maya Ueda and two classmates prepare for a Mandarin exam. A pot of green tea idles nearby and Chinese folk instruments, games and movies fill the cabinets. ...more

November 2, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court revised standard jury instructions for death penalty cases Thursday in ways the justices hope will reduce widespread confusion among jurors disclosed by an American Bar Association survey. ...more

October 31, 2009

It's not the answer parents expect and it's not exactly realistic. But whenever someone asks Nancy McBride to recommend when children can walk safely to and from school, she tells them never. ...more

October 23, 2009

MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say a tropical depression has formed far south of the Hawaiian Islands and that it is expected to strengthen over the next two days. ...more

October 18, 2009

Student performance at Florida's charter schools falls far below that at traditional public schools, according to a Stanford University report. ...more

June 17, 2009

There were a few who didn't want to get their feet muddy, but most of the 19 youngsters from Riverview's Center Academy were happy to plunge into a restoration project at Newman Branch Creek near the Big Bend Power Station on May 12. ...more

May 20, 2009