If Pasco County's tireless fans of garbage-burning noticed the news coming out of Hillsborough County several days back, they haven't had much to say about it. Perhaps that's because what Hillsborough commissioners learned, and spent several days reeling from, previews a similar cornflake-spewing moment for Pasco's elected leaders. ...more

February 19, 2008

It's a simple mathematical equation: One man holding a 36-inch sword 6 inches away from another man could equal trouble. ...more

February 6, 2008

When 51-year-old Timothy Jones and his 22-year-old daughter, Tiffany, arrived home Monday evening after shopping they were met by the woman's angry boyfriend who lives with them, according to the report. Justin Paul Gunter, 22, started yelling at Tiffany Smith, and her father told him to "knock it off," the report says. ...more

February 5, 2008

SARASOTA - Police have identified a woman they say was stabbed to death by a man who knew her well on Monday night. ...more

February 5, 2008

A 12-year-old Long Middle School student was charged with carrying a weapon on school grounds Monday after an administrator confronted her and she handed over a butcher knife, authorities said. ...more

January 16, 2008

DADE CITY - A 13-year-old girl and her family were praying she would regain her sight after a boy on her school bus stabbed her in the eye with a pen Monday. ...more

January 15, 2008

A quick-thinking Boy Scout foiled an assassination attempt on the president of the Maldives on Tuesday, grabbing an attacker's knife as the man leapt from a crowd and lunged at the leader, an official said. ...more

January 9, 2008

Professional organizer and author Donna Smallin is a neatnik; her husband of 18 months is more like the rest of us. Peaceful cohabitation is a matter of negotiating boundaries and agreeing on "clear-free zones," Smallin says. ...more

December 27, 2007

Two days after matching the FHSAA State Finals record for her weight class in the bench press, Hernando High's Kristian Stephens took another stab at breaking it altogether. ...more

December 24, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Two inmates at the Land O' Lakes jail were flown to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa tonight after a fight involving several people. ...more

November 23, 2007