A former school resource officer who reportedly told a student he was falling in love with her will not appeal his firing from the Pasco Sheriff's Office as originally planned. Cpl. Christopher Magavero, a school resource officer at River Ridge Middle School, was fired in October, the same day investigators say he took the 13- year-old out of class and declared his feelings. ...more

January 20, 2009

Roberta Wido said Monday she always knew the man who gunned down her 82-year-old husband before her eyes in their Timber Oaks home last summer would be caught. ...more

January 13, 2009

Roberta Wido said Monday she always knew the man who gunned down her 82-year-old husband before her eyes in their Timber Oaks home last summer would be caught. "I knew they would get him," she said hours after a public announcement of the arrest was made. "I have confidence in the sheriff and his men and his women." ...more

January 12, 2009

Four of the Tampa Bay area's top lawmen, some of whom have handled some of the area's most significant catastrophes or crimes, were sworn in today, or were expected to be. ...more

January 6, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - With grow houses back in the headlines recently after a Zephyrhills bust, Sheriff Bob White explained some of the inner workings of how authorities prosecute such cases. ...more

December 28, 2008

Pasco County officials will search for ways to decrease the backlog of court cases which can leave jails crowded. ...more

December 20, 2008

With families scraping to get by during a sour economy, many west Pasco County residents appreciated a helping hand during the holidays at the annual Farm Share food giveaway. ...more

December 18, 2008

With families scraping to get by during a sour economy, many West Pasco residents appreciated a helping hand during the holidays at the annual Farm Share food giveaway. State Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, stood for several hours in a drizzling rain on a cold, wind-swept Friday morning to help hand out turkeys and food. Fasano, state Rep. John Legg, R-Port Richey, and Sheriff Bob White sponsored the drive-through event. ...more

December 17, 2008

With grow houses back in the headlines this week after a Zephyrhills bust, Sheriff Bob White explained some of the inner workings of how authorities prosecute such cases. ...more

December 13, 2008

Pasco County officials will search for ways to decrease the backlog of court cases which can leave jails overcrowded. ...more

December 10, 2008