Columbine changed everything. During a seminar for school administrators Tuesday at Crews Lake Middle School, Pasco County Sheriff's Lt. Brian Prescott emphasized how everything from law-enforcement responses to the ways schools handle crises was altered by the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. ...more

March 25, 2009

Columbine changed everything. During a seminar for school administrators today at Crews Lake Middle School, Pasco County Sheriff's Lt. Brian Prescott emphasized how everything from law-enforcement response to the ways schools handle crisis situations was altered by the 1999 massacre in Littleton, Colo. The presentation was attended by about 20 administrators from around the school district. "We used to set up a perimeter" if there was a shooter inside a school, said Prescott, who supervises the school district's school resource officers for the sheriff's office. "Now, it's entirely different. If there's a shooter in here, we'll be coming in, charging in." ...more

March 24, 2009

What do you do if you keep running into fellow musicians as you all play in various groups? Form another group, of course. That's what Florida Fanfare Brass did in 1991 after members were inspired by a concert by the brass ensemble Dallas Brass at Ruth Eckerd Hall. ...more

February 28, 2009

NEW PORT RICHEY -- In an era of high energy prices, Pasco County officials are checking out a Pinellas firm that converts sewage into a natural gas substitute that can power alternative-fuel cars or even run arc welders. ...more

August 6, 2008

The developers of Hidden Ridge are seeking approval to move about two dozen gopher tortoises from property they plan to develop off Moon Lake Road to a preserve in central Pasco County. ...more

December 16, 2007