NEW PORT RICHEY - A 46-year-old teacher in Pasco County with three children in her van was charged Friday with child neglect and endangerment and driving under the influence. ...more

August 2, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- The horse race also known as the Aug. 26 primary is in full stride, with the latest contribution totals raised by candidates as a rough way to handicap the races. ...more

August 2, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School Board has given tentative approval to a $1.2 billion budget for 2008-09, a spending plan for schools that represents a drop of more than 7 percent from the current fiscal year. ...more

July 31, 2008

I don't cry easily. I'm not supposed to - I belong to the male gender. (Even though, it is as healthy to cry as a good laugh, under the right circumstances.) I cannot afford to - I deal with people during the worst crises of their lives, including death, day in and day out, and I'm expected to be strong and supportive. But I confess, I do get choked up many times. There are times when just emotion is not enough, one is compelled to follow with an action. ...more

July 27, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School Board will hold its first hearing on the 2008-09 budget Tuesday as it prepares for what is expected to be a tight financial year that could get even worse with more state funding cuts and rising gas and electricity prices. ...more

July 24, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School Board has approved a contract with a new charter school despite concerns that the school has enrolled more students than the Department of Education might provide funding for if the state puts a cap on spending. ...more

July 10, 2008

It is with great pleasure and hope for the future that I report that our seventh TAD Congress was a huge success. And, as you may know, TAD stands for The American Dream. ...more

July 9, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Superintendent Heather Fiorentino was ready to do a little bragging Tuesday after the Florida Department of Education released the state's annual report card that grades schools and school districts. ...more

July 9, 2008

Superintendent Heather Fiorentino was ready to do a little bragging Tuesday after the Florida Department of Education released the state's annual report card that grades schools and school districts. The Pasco County School District, a perennial B, earned an A this year. "We are absolutely thrilled," Fiorentino said. For individual schools in the district, there were 29 A's, 20 B's, 17 C's and two D's. Pasco has never had an F school. ...more

July 8, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County schools are about to find out how well they did this year on the state's annual report card. ...more

July 5, 2008