Friday night, the Wharton football team celebrated its 42-35 win against Gaither that gave the Wildcats the Class 5A-District 5 title. ...more

November 9, 2008

First responders in Zephyrhills have a new lifesaving tool to help heart attack victims. Today, both Zephyrhills Fire Rescue stations received new "Auto-Pulse" equipment that provides mechanical CPR to patients in cardiac arrest. The device can improve a victim's chance of survival by four times. "Cardiac arrest is one of our most frequent calls for service," Chief Glen Clegg said. "I've had days where I've gone out on four cardiac arrest calls." Clegg, a certified CPR instructor, said the Auto-Pulse provides more consistent compressions, and never gets tired. ...more

November 3, 2008

They have called him things like country bumpkin and Charlie Mayberry. They have made fun of his weight. They have criticized him for being too easy on his players. ...more

October 22, 2008

While preparing for my 90th birthday, I had a massive heart attack and ended up in Florida Hospital in Orlando. I have to tell you that I have never received such great care. To begin with, I have to thank our local newspapers, The Tampa Tribune, News-Sun and Lake Placid Journal for publishing my letters for the past 28 years. ...more

October 14, 2008

Two deputies helped save a man's life Thursday after he had a heart attack while driving and crashed his car into a tree, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

October 10, 2008

Heart patients should be regularly screened for signs of depression, the American Heart Association recommended Monday. ...more

September 30, 2008

About the only thing Angel Lockett remembers clearly about the night that would change her life and so many others in this old railroad town is the smell of stale beer and cigarettes that permeated the little TV repair shop across the street from the Silver Dollar Saloon. ...more

September 28, 2008

The largest alternative medicine study the government has ever launched has stopped enrolling people while officials investigate whether participants were fully informed of the risks and are being adequately protected, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

September 26, 2008

MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Defending county champion Challenger K-8 rallies to hand Fox Chapel its first loss. THOMAS, SKINNER COMBINE FOR 22 POINTS IN WIN ...more

September 23, 2008

To borrow a line we once heard attributed to the late Rich Litowchak, a former publisher of this newspaper, "The fact that you've been doing a job 30 years doesn't mean you've been doing that job well." On all the available evidence, that line can't be used to describe Daniel Azzariti's tenure with the New Port Richey Fire Department. ...more

September 20, 2008