The mere thought is enough to send a shiver down the spine of any parent: On a shopping expedition to a busy store, you turn around only to find your child has wandered off - or worse. Some simple precautions can keep children safe during the holidays, according to the Pasco Sheriff's Office crime prevention unit. ...more

December 3, 2008

A Pinellas sheriff's sergeant has been suspended for a day after he stopped a car driven by a Pasco deputy in September and allowed someone to pick up the deputy, even though the deputy smelled of alcohol, according to sheriff's memorandums released today. ...more

December 2, 2008

A West Pasco man faces accusations he committed two robberies in July, at a hotel and drug store, according to Pasco Sheriff's Office reports. ...more

December 2, 2008

Despite the grisly economy, the holiday spirit seems to be alive if not even well. ...more

November 27, 2008

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office arrested two suspects Saturday in a purse snatching that fatally injured a Hudson woman. ...more

November 16, 2008

Sometimes it isn't the message; it's how you frame it. Pasco Kids First is in the business of looking after children. Throughout the year, it assists in protecting Pasco County children from the effects of child abuse. ...more

November 12, 2008

Republican Brian Corley impressed Pasco County voters during his two-year stint as their supervisor of elections. ...more

November 5, 2008

Here's a schedule of local community sporting events taking place in and around Pasco County. ...more

October 27, 2008

It all started with a lost wallet. By the end of his ordeal, Taillie Lee Gainer III, a 30-year-old youth leadership coach from Tampa, had been arrested on forgery charges and lost his mortgage broker and insurance agent licenses. ...more

October 23, 2008

Pasco sheriff's detectives have ruled the death of a man whose body was found Sunday evening near a bar was a homicide. Bernaldo C. Vasquez, 23, of 13324 Center St., was found dead outside a home at 38827 Island Ave. just before 5:30 p.m., not far from Cooper's Bar, sheriff's spokesman Kevin Doll said. ...more

October 20, 2008