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

Pasco County school officials and emergency agencies joined forces this morning to practice for a scenario they would prefer not to face – a school bus accident with a dead driver and injured students. The emergency and school personnel, assisted by 40 student volunteers, played out the mock accident in a Gulf High School parking lot where a day earlier they had turned an out-of-commission school bus on its side to help set the stage. Lt. Brian Prescott, who supervises school resource officers for the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, said it was important to run the drill to improve the chances things move smoothly when a real accident happens. ...more

March 27, 2009

An eighth suspected member of the Valentine Bloods gang was taken into custody Monday, according to a Pasco County sheriff's report. ...more

March 3, 2009

A man known as the "King of Hudson" was arrested Friday, accused of running a multistate operation distributing oxycodone. ...more

February 28, 2009

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa today arrested 19 people in Pasco County, accused of running a multistate oxycodone trafficking operation. ...more

February 27, 2009

City officials are appealing for municipal park visitors to report any suspicious incidents after a recent wave of vandalism to park bathrooms. ...more

February 14, 2009

If drivers don't see the light from a speed-radar trailer and slow down, they might see the flashing lights of a patrol car in their rear-view mirrors instead. ...more

February 14, 2009