Deputies have one more weapon against DUI offenders: A newish mobile DUI enforcement unit. ...more

February 12, 2009

Deputies have one more weapon against DUI offenders: A newish mobile DUI enforcement unit. The trailer isn't exactly new - nearly two decades old - but the onetime Crime Prevention Unit has been repurposed as the DUI Enforcement Mobile Unit. The $30,000 transformation was funded in part by a $16,000 grant from Pasco's Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention, known as ASAP. The remaining $14,000 used to spruce up and outfit the once moldy trailer came from the Pasco Sheriff's Office's federal forfeiture funds. "Thanks to the drug dealers of Pasco County we were able to furbish this and finish out the grant," Pasco Sheriff Bob White said today, smiling outside his administration building. "Everyone plays a role in this." ...more

February 11, 2009

Some Progress Energy customers are without power this morning in parts of the city, New Port Richey police said. ...more

December 3, 2008

Pasco County's bus system recently received nearly $300,000 in federal funds to add a new vehicle to its aging fleet. ...more

September 12, 2008

Pasco County's bus system recently received nearly $300,000 in federal funds to add a new vehicle to its aging fleet. The money will go toward replacing an existing bus, rather than adding to the overall fleet, said Mike Carroll, director of Pasco County Public Transit. The agency operates bus routes in western Pasco and between Dade City and Zephyrhills. ...more

September 11, 2008