West Pasco residents can root for a local canine to become top dog in a nationwide online photo contest. Baarney, a Bedlington terrier who calls New Port Richey home, is one of 20 finalists from among 700 dog photos submitted to the USA Today online contest, owner Patricia Patterson explains. ...more

December 16, 2008

The 2008 holiday season only comes around once, but the memories can live on through treasured photographs of family and friends. ...more

December 14, 2008

Duane Brown planned to take advantage of Thursday's beautiful weather and fix the gutters on his house. ...more

December 12, 2008

Fire at High Point community. ...more

December 11, 2008

I was where I did not want to be: standing in a big discount store late on a Sunday afternoon smack dab in the middle of shopping season waiting on customer assistance that would never come. ...more

December 10, 2008

Apryl Willis carefully weeded through bills and junk mail the week before Thanksgiving, eager to find a postcard from Bill Trice. ...more

December 10, 2008

I've been known to cry in the supermarket when I hear "I'll Be Home for Christmas." When I'm really touched, I sob. Other people don't like sobbing in public, as I found out when I was asked to leave the movie "Imitation of Life," I was attending long ago with several high school girlfriends. So far I've never been chastised for crying over Walter Kent's well-known song. However, I'm sure I'm on borrowed time, as I make a blubbering nuisance of myself every year. ...more

December 10, 2008

Before you put even one strand of lights on your Christmas tree or your house, here are safety tips to keep in mind: ...more

December 7, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Lisa Weiss pointed to a small, Charlie Brown-style Christmas tree and grinned. ...more

December 6, 2008

Linda Northcutt has a fake Christmas tree. "It's on the porch," she said Thursday. "There's no fragrance. It don't look like a Christmas tree, and it don't smell like a Christmas tree. I couldn't get in the spirit." ...more

December 5, 2008