St. Leo News

Dr. Garland Forbes, a local endodontist, will hand out 2,000 free trees to the public starting at 1:30 p.m. Friday outside the New Port Richey Public Library, 5939 Main St.

Published: Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 9:06 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 9:06 p.m. LAKELAND How does a man go from being a successful portrait photographer to Lakeland's assistant chief of police? WILLIAM ROBERT LEPERE JR.

As the holiday season approaches, local organizations are joining forces to ensure everyone gets to enjoy their Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The University of West Florida volleyball has advanced to the round of 32 with a win over Lynn University on Thursday.

Not long ago, we discovered that NBA legend Michael Jordan, who made Nike perhaps the most popular athletic shoe company in the country during his rise to fame in the 1980s, came very close to signing with Adidas instead.

The members of Omega Delta Sigma work together like a well-oiled machine. The fraternity, which is comprised of military veterans and ROTC cadets, could have had the afternoon off from Saint Leo University.

Last night Marcus Jordan wore Nike's to play in their exhibition game against Saint Leo last night .

With an eye on protecting the future water supply, several east Pasco County municipalities banded together to share resources and information and to seek funds for conservation projects.

Marcus Jordan was true to his word. Marcus, UCF's most famous freshman basketball player ever and son of iconic hooper Michael Jordan, donned his father's Nike Air Jordans Wednesday night in an exhibition win over St.

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Published: Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 3:01 a.m. LAKELAND Clarence Grier said he is nowhere near retirement and is ready to begin a new career as a Lakeland city commissioner.

St. Leo's Catholic Church in Bonita Springs is hosting a parish picnic with food, fun and games today from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. The church is located at 28290 Beaumont Street.

Florida Southern's women's golf team jumped out to a 20-stroke lead Monday in the Saint Leo Invitational at Lake Jovita in Dade City.

Betty Schweisthal of Bonita Springs turns 104 today, but unlike other centenarians she doesn't have any special formula to keep her going.

Officer biographies, crime alerts and requests for house checks during a vacation will be a click away when the Dade City Police Department launches its new Web site next month.

After the last G-20, President Barack Obama pronounced it "a very productive summit." You can also call these blink-and-they're-gone meetings lots of other things: A really expensive image boost.

Erik Mozzo will be the first to admit that college soccer is a lot harder than he expected.

Former Tuskegee Airman Robert Decatur, who became a judge and civil rights lawyer, will be buried in Biloxi this week.

Hernando County Solid Waste and Recycling Division is changing operation hours at its transfer stations.

He aspired to better himself, his cousin, Pedro Pascual, said. And so Diego, who died in a Bonita Springs slaying more than a week ago, worked as a lawn maintenance employee in Naples, sending money to his family back in Guatemala, including his parents and three siblings, Pascual, 26, said.