On each side of his neck is a tattoo of a skull, and across his knuckles he had tattooed the expression, "Hard Luck," with a letter on each knuckle. To Pinellas sheriff's detention Deputy Aaron Simpson, his tattoos are an art form. To his bosses at the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, they constitute a violation of the sheriff's uniform and appearance policy. As a result, the six-year veteran was suspended for three days. ...more

July 18, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- A day set aside to honor injured Iraq soldier Josh Cooley will highlight the Fourth of July holiday weekend in West Pasco. Pasco County commissioners declared Saturday, July 5, as Josh Cooley Day as the Marine continues his recovery from a brain injury he suffered nearly three years ago. ...more

July 2, 2008

Investigators with the Florida Highway Patrol have located a car they think was involved in a fatal crash last week, according to a search warrant filed Monday. ...more

June 25, 2008

FHP finds car that hit a motorcyclist last week. ...more

June 24, 2008

Bobby Hodges could enjoy his Sterling Hills house for a few days. That is no small reward for a man about to embark on his second consecutive tour of duty. ...more

June 15, 2008

Bobby Hodges could enjoy his Sterling Hills house for a few days. ...more

June 14, 2008

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June 13, 2008

Recently a headline read "State Department extends Blackwater's contract for 5 more years." Bush's departing bonus to his loyal campaign contributors is to extend the multi-million per year contract of his loyal campaign contributors into the next administration. ...more

June 5, 2008

Wrestling For Good On Saturday, Florida Championship Wrestling will visit Hernando High School, 700 Bell Ave. in Brooksville, with a bell time of 8 p.m. as part of the David Williams Celebrity Tribute to the Troops. ...more

January 7, 2008

Flashback to 1945: U.S. Marines, with Navy medical corpsmen alongside them, were engaging Japanese troops on Iwo Jima in one of the fiercest battles in the history of the Marine Corps. A local author, Dr. Frank Falgout, has tried to capture the valor and gallantry of the momentous battle in his book, "The Life of a Navy Corpsman: To Marine Corpsman, To Medical Doctor and Beyond." ...more

December 26, 2007