Pasco paralegal faces 23 months in prison for spending clients' money
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 3, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — It's been nearly a year since former paralegal Kristen Collins Lausburg pleaded guilty to charges she and her former...
View ArticlePasco teen gets 4 years, gives lesson to young offender
By Molly Moorhead, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 3, 2010 DADE CITY — Robert Green was facing decades of prison time when he went to trial last week on charges he broke into a convenience store,...
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After Pasco sentencing, older teen appeals to another to think about his choices
By Molly Moorhead, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 3, 2010 Robert Green speaks about straightening up to a 15-year-old in the courtroom Friday at the request of Circuit Court Judge Pat Siracusa...
View ArticleAlleged threats land New Port Richey neighbor in jail
Times staff Friday, December 3, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — A 47-year-old woman is accused of blasting music at her neighbors and threatening to shoot them in an ongoing dispute over her dogs.Maleka Sharay...
View ArticleAlleged threats land neighbor in jail
Times staff Friday, December 3, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEYPolice say woman threatened neighborsA 47-year-old woman is accused of blasting music at her neighbors and threatening to shoot them in an ongoing...
View ArticleHernando religion calendar
By Gail Hollenbeck, Times Correspondent Friday, December 3, 2010 BrooksvilleSecond Chance Restoration Ministries, 19235 Cortez Blvd., will host a "Free Day" for the needy beginning at 10 a.m. today....
View ArticleYoung girl in critical condition after Hillsborough crash
Times staff Friday, December 3, 2010 TAMPA — A 5-year-old was in critical condition Friday evening after the pickup truck she was riding in crashed into an oak tree.Christine Boubreau, 44, of Apollo...
View ArticleHernando events
Times staff Friday, December 3, 2010 WEEKI WACHEELeague to host fall harvest of Art at parkThe Spring Hill Art League's 37th annual Fall Harvest of Art will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and 10 a.m....
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Word of Life Fellowship's annual 'Sights and Sounds of Christmas' show...
By Gail Hollenbeck, Time Correspondent Friday, December 3, 2010 Tori Emerson, 17, who attends Word of Life Fellowship’s Bible Institute, dances with Micah Gray in Sights and Sounds of Christmas: The...
View ArticleMan accused of exposing himself to 9-year-old girl
By Brittany Alana Davis, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 3, 2010 SPRING HILL — A Spring Hill man was arrested Thursday for exposing his genitals to a 9-year-old girl as the child walked home from...
View ArticleGovernment meetings, week of Dec. 6-10
Times Staff Friday, December 3, 2010 Here is a listing of public meetings scheduled for the upcoming week:MondayMetropolitan Planning Organization Technical Advisory and Transportation Systems...
View ArticleMan critically injured in U.S. 19 accident
By Luis Perez, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 3, 2010 CLEARWATER — A 23-year-old man was critically injured Friday afternoon in a single-vehicle accident on U.S. 19, according to the Florida...
View ArticleDeath of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla's executive director won't derail...
By Amy Scherzer, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 3, 2010 TAMPA — The death of executive director Jim Tarbet has left Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla mourning the loss of a friend and rallying to...
View ArticleResidents, officials will work on a plan to attract good jobs
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 3, 2010 Here's yet another statistic that bolsters Pasco's status as a bedroom community: Last year the county had nearly 472,000 people — and...
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Power chairs: older and fatter Americans are on the move
By Michael Kruse, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 3, 2010 A man in a motorized wheelchair legally crosses Second Avenue S, just west of Fourth Street S in St. Petersburg. ST. PETERSBURG — A man on...
View ArticleOfficials survey feral hog damage with eye toward controlling population
By Dan Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 3, 2010 TAMPA — In the thick woods of the Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve, a state-owned pickup crawled over a narrow dirt road Thursday.Joe...
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Unemployed Hernando mother uses van as job search billboard
By Shary Lyssy Marshall, Times Correspondent Friday, December 3, 2010 Shandi Schuler holds son, Brody, 2, while watching daughters, Hailey, 5, and Cloe, 3, at a local playground. “I’m desperate,”...
View ArticleHernando Beach Coast Guard Auxiliary to host meeting for new members
By Phyllis Day, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 3, 2010 HERNANDO BEACHNew members of auxiliary to meetThe Hernando Beach Coast Guard Auxiliary will host a meeting for new members at 6 p.m. Monday...
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Pinellas Trail's 20th anniversary celebration in Largo on Saturday
Times staff Friday, December 3, 2010 COUNTYWIDECelebrate the trail's 20th anniversaryIf you use the Pinellas Trail, today is a big day. It's the 20th anniversary of the Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail and...
View ArticleSandpearl Resort on Clearwater Beach has new managing partner
By Steve Huettel, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 3, 2010 The Sandpearl Resort on Clearwater Beach has a new managing partner, one that owns a site for a new hotel nearby.Ocean Properties Ltd....
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