The Emergency Operations Center in New Port Richey fields 911 calls. The calls are routed through the center and dispatched to Fire Rescue or the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, as appropriate. ...more

November 19, 2008

Democratic Florida Congressman Tim Mahoney admitted causing "pain" in his marriage but denied paying hush money to a former aide to be quiet about an affair. ...more

October 14, 2008

A standoff with an armed man that sent bullets flying through a Port Charlotte neighborhood is over this morning. ...more

September 22, 2008

Authorities are involved in a lengthy standoff with a man who has fired several shots from his home in the 18400 block of Wintergarden Avenue into the neighborhood today. ...more

September 21, 2008

Residents of the Charlotte Square Condominiums are angry and concerned after learning that hundreds of thousands of dollars from several of the condominium association's accounts have reportedly turned up missing. ...more

September 18, 2008

Three men doing construction work on a beachfront deck helped rescue a pilot whose small plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico near the shoreline Friday. ...more

August 30, 2008

BOCA GRANDE - Three men doing construction work on a beach-front deck helped rescue a pilot whose small plane crashed into the ocean just offshore today. ...more

August 29, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays and Ripken Baseball today announced that together they have purchased the team that plays in Vero Beach, FL. The team will be moved to Charlotte County and will play in Port Charlotte, FL starting in 2009. ...more

August 27, 2008

Hernando County slipped down a notch in its unemployment ranking - from seventh to eighth. ...more

August 16, 2008

Hernando County is up 8.4 percent; florida has highest unemployment in 13 years ...more

August 16, 2008