New Port Richey News

Memorial Day weekend is a time to honor those who have scarified their time and service to the country in the armed forces.

Chopper Davis spent his Thursday morning working with friends Richie Berman and Mike Neff on a memorial display honoring members of the Armed Forces from Florida who were killed in the Middle East.

Rep. Mike Fasano is the latest official to raise questions about a $52 million take-out deal between an upstart St.

The twisted tale of the prom and the parent, the principal and the teacher, and in the end, the police, had some great teachable moments.

New Port Richey City Council members are offering the owners of Walden Pond Mobile Home Park a chance to work out a deal concerning the $155,000 they owe the city.

New Port Richey City Council members want to talk about a proposal to sell off the city fire station at 6121 High Street.

Most lost funding during the recession and some didn't survive it. The new 2013-14 budget provides new money to many programs for the first time in five years.

Heading out to visit friends and family this long holiday weekend? Gas up early.

It's almost time for caps, gowns, tears and speeches for high school seniors in New Port Richey.

Faculty and the staff in the arts at colleges and universities are behind-the-scenes nurturers and mentors for aspiring artists, sublimating their own aesthetic impulses in service to those of their students.

Pasco County's "gun show loophole" is still open, and there are still people unhappy about that.

For some, the thrill of going to theme parks with family or boating at the beach is the best way to spend the summer.

Could musicians help raise money toward rejuvenating the Hacienda Hotel? That's a question Ed Isolani wants to answer.

With the long Memorial Day weekend just around the corner, chances are more than a few New Port Richey residents are preparing to dig in and tackle a lawn or landscaping project.

Metropolitan Ministries' plans call for a two-story building that could provide transitional housing for up to 24 families, next to its current outreach center on U.S. 19 in Holiday.

Last week, a Holiday woman barged into a home and demanded prescription pills. All the while, an accomplice of held a gun on the homeowner.

While Pasco County saw its property tax base grow by about $50 million over last year, the city of New Port Richey has watched its values plunge an estimated 4.2 percent.

Pasco County School Board members want to hear from Land O' Lakes residents as the clock ticks down for them to set a budget for the 2013-14 school year.

Seven Springs Elementary School's PTA president is in hot water after Pasco County deputies say the New Port Richey woman took $2,825 that didn't belong to her.

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is on the hunt for a many they say might be connected to at least five robberies in the last month.