There won't be any blazin' butts in Brooksville this year. The third annual Blazin' Butts-n-Brisket Barbecue contest, slated for Oct. 18 in Tom Varn Park, has been canceled due to a lack of contestants, Brooksville Parks and Recreation Director Mike Walker said Wednesday. ...more

October 9, 2008

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will host a gang prevention seminar at Symmes Elementary School tonight from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. ...more

October 8, 2008

A sea of subdivisions, but no place for the little ones to work off all that energy. ...more

October 8, 2008

Plan Was For Youngsters Regarding "'What If' On Social Security" (Letters, Sept. 19): ...more

September 25, 2008

It was shocking enough when six high school football players were accused of sodomizing six younger teammates with a broomstick during training camp. But the scandal was raised to a whole new level when the coaches were accused of turning a blind eye to the hazing. ...more

September 24, 2008

Sheriff, superintendent: Public should stay alert, too. ...more

September 23, 2008

With 460 school bus stops around the county, it's next to impossible for officials to make sure every child waiting for a ride to school is safe. ...more

September 23, 2008

For 33 days, this Tennessee city wondered what happened to a 9-year-old Girl Scout who disappeared while out delivering cookies. ...more

September 21, 2008

School resource officers do a lot more than make arrests and investigate infractions at Hernando County schools. ...more

September 20, 2008