New Port Richey News

Proposed townhouses at the site of the former First Baptist Church of New Port Richey seem to answer the prayers of some city officials for downtown development.

All it took was some minor miracles to save the annual PACK summer camp from cancellation the past several years.

"Eddie goes to the hospital twice a week except when he's sick. Then he stays home," said Meininger, 96.

Genesis Preparatory School's 2012 class kicked off the season last week. Seven students in the eight-member class flipped their tassels as tradition would have it in the New Port Richey school gymnasium.

He plans to pursue an engineering degree. He spent his formative years in foster care.

There's a new Chinese and American food buffet in the New Port Richey area. Gator Buffet opened at 6301 State Road 54, New Port Richey, earlier this month.

"The idea is because, all of these years, we represented all of these small communities, and the big stations they don't even think about them," said Sotirios Agelatos.

A It's been a while since New Port Richey has seen significant rainfall, but what's left of Beryl intends to change all that.

Panera-lovers may not call the pastries, salads and breads served there fast food, but the restaurant will soon include a fast-food staple: the drive thru.

Dennis Schweitzer stood at the foot of the flagpole on Seven Springs Boulevard at the entrance of Veterans Village near the street's intersection with State Road 54 on Monday.

The Tampa Bay area will be spared of Tropical Storm Beryl's most severe effects, but showers and thunderstorms are still a strong possibility for Memorial Day, according to the National Weather Service.

And on paper, Russell looks like a bona fide contender for a Senate seat: four terms in the state House; and now in the middle of his second term as a Hernando commissioner, a seat he won without opposition.

Linda Kidwell has a compassionate heart. And when she met her husband, Larry, a Vietnam War veteran, that compassion turned into a burning drive that paved a path to making a difference.

"It's not going to be pretty," Marlowe said, until property values rebound from the 2008 real estate and housing market collapse.

A 23-year-old man is accused of sending two children, ages 15 months and 2 months, to the hospital with injuries of severe bruising and a fractured leg.

Knox, who was born and raised in Evanston, Ill., has been in Pasco County moving to New Port Richey in 1980.

Leann Rodriguez holds her son, Lukuz Gelb, who suffered severe brain injuries and broken bones as a 6-month-old. Pasco County, Florida, deputies say the boy was violently shaken by his father, Johnathan Gelb, in September 2008.

A city code enforcement officer issued a $513 citation on Thursday morning to Advanced Research Institute for operating its facility without the proper zoning.

Pasco sheriff's detectives released a composite drawing of the suspect in Tuesday's shoe store robbery in New Port Richey.

Edward was born on Aug. 20, 1924, in Clermont, Fla., to Harold and Elsie Byam Bates.