NEW PORT RICHEY - A 37-year-old man was arrested by city police Monday, accused of kidnapping and raping a woman July 4. ...more

September 9, 2008

The day turned out to be a scorcher, but the 400 or so people on motorcycles didn't complain Saturday. ...more

September 8, 2008

The day turned out to be a scorcher, but the 400 or so people on bikes didn't complain Saturday. ...more

September 7, 2008

Three people were arrested late Tuesday night in connection with a robbery at a motel on U.S. 19 on Aug. 8 in which a woman was beaten by a pair of female intruders. ...more

August 27, 2008

On Saturday, at Gulf High School's Des Little Stadium, Project: Rock For Autism, a benefit concert organized by International Baccalaureate students Steve Toth, Britt Smith and Krystal Rosado, raised $1,050 for the Florida Gulf Coast Autism Association. ...more

August 13, 2008

A 66-year-old registered sexual offender was behind bars Friday after police said he attempted to persuade a woman to let him have sex with her children. ...more

August 2, 2008

A 66-year-old registered sexual offender was behind bars Friday after attempting to persuade a woman to let him have sex with her children. Unfortunately for Richard John Hannon, of 5110 Sandpiper Road, New Port Richey, the woman he was communicating with online was an undercover investigator with the state Attorney General's CyberCrime Unit, the agency said in a statement. Hannon was being held in the Land O' Lakes Jail on Friday evening with bail set at $5,000. He was charged with soliciting a parent for unlawful sex acts with a child, a third-degree felony. He faces up to five years in prison if convicted. ...more

August 1, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY A 49-year-old woman was arrested after police say she sneaked into the back yard of a vacant house, dug up a fern and took it home. Evelyn Rivera, 49, of 4833 Fleetwood St., was jailed Thursday on charges of petit theft and trespassing, the New Port Richey Police Department reported. She is being held in the Pasco County Jail with bail set at $300. A neighbor who keeps an eye on the house at 4827 Fleetwood St. reported the theft after watching ...more

August 1, 2008

Frank Ferreri of New Port Richey, president of the Briar Patch Homeowners Association, thanks city police for quick response to a resident-in-distress call. ...more

July 7, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- Friday the 13th could prove unlucky to drivers who have had too much to drink. ...more

June 12, 2008