The near-chaos is almost constant as Jennifer Leigh works for an hour to keep her group focused on the task at hand. ...more

April 1, 2009

The 11- and 12-year-olds of the West Pasco White Sox brought home first-place honors during last weekend's West Pasco Little League District 12 Mid-Season Tournament. The youngsters dominated during their six games, outscoring opponents by a commanding 59-7 margin. Tyler Hawks, Blaize Grabowski and Harrison Keslar led the White Sox at the plate and on the mound, with multiple other key contributors. ...more

March 25, 2009

Carrying baseball jerseys, pictures, posters and boxes of balls, more than 700 fans sought autographs from current and former players and coaches at the annual New York Yankees Luncheon today. ...more

March 24, 2009

An Austrian who fathered seven children with a daughter he held captive for 24 years refused to speak to her for years, coming into the squalid cellar only to rape her, often in front of the youngsters, a prosecutor said Monday. ...more

March 17, 2009

With picture postcard weather and calm water, the 25th annual Leon Tolar Memorial Fishing Tournament attracted a large number of youngsters and parents to HL Bishop Park on Saturday. ...more

March 16, 2009

Scientists have the first evidence that life-threatening peanut allergies may be cured one day. A few kids now are allergy-free thanks to a scary treatment - tiny amounts of the very food that endangered them. ...more

March 15, 2009

Barbie's 50th birthday is being marked around the world with numerous pink-carpet events. But the most meaningful celebration of her milestone is in the stories shared by baby boomers who loved her as youngsters and collect her as adults. ...more

March 15, 2009

John Matkovich of Palm Harbor says Mark Schantz's Feb. 21 op-ed page column on school crossing guards was wrong for a number of reasons. ...more

March 14, 2009

The issue: Should county government continue to offer employees tuition reimbursement at taxpayers' expense? Our opinion: Ax the program during tough economic times. ...more

March 8, 2009

The Florida Strawberry Festival ends today. Here's today's event schedule: ...more

March 8, 2009