"And God bless!" State Sen. Mike Fasano gave his trademark salutation after handing out each free ham to every person at the annual Farm Share food giveaway on Friday. ...more

December 23, 2009

"And God bless!" State Sen. Mike Fasano gave his trademark salutation after handing out each free ham to every person at the annual Farm Share food giveaway Friday. ...more

December 19, 2009

Michael Taylor, 26, and Janelle Honeycutt, 29, both from New Port Richey, were crossing U.S. 19 at Floramar Terrace about 10:30 p.m., when they were hit by a 2003 Honda Accord driven by Barbara Mass, 82, of Clearwater, police said. ...more

December 9, 2009

A petition that gathered well over 400 signatures accomplished its desired goal Nov. 17, prompting the city council to vote unanimously for slowing traffic at a local intersection. ...more

November 27, 2009

A petition that gathered well over 400 signatures accomplished its desired goal Tuesday night, prompting City Council to vote in unanimous support for slowing traffic at a local intersection. ...more

November 21, 2009

If organizers at the Women's Resource Center of Tampa Bay have their way, Sims Park may one day be to rubber ducks what Churchill Downs is to thoroughbreds. ...more

November 21, 2009

The owner of a New Port Richey tattoo shop died Wednesday, a day after he was shot outside his business, police said. Clint Wilson, 40, was shot near Cherry Bomb Tattoos, 7618 U.S. 19, at 11:35 p.m. Tuesday. Police found him on the ground in the north parking lot of the business bleeding from the upper body. ...more

April 23, 2009

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with culpable negligence in connection with an apartment complex fire that caused $100,000 in damage. ...more

April 22, 2009

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with culpable negligence in connection with an apartment complex fire that caused $100,000 in damage. The teenager, who is not being identified because of his age, was in an apartment at the High Points Apartment complex about 3:30 p.m. Monday when he created a homemade flame thrower by setting fire to the spray released from an aerosol can, said Capt. Jeffrey Harrington with the New Port Richey Police Department. ...more

April 21, 2009

Pasco County school officials and emergency agencies joined forces Friday morning to practice for a scenario they would prefer not to face - a school bus accident with a dead driver and injured students. ...more

March 28, 2009