Pasco County News

A local businesswoman is being honored by the Pasco County Commission for her professional achievements.

Stephanie Hoffman got into an argument with a woman in the driveway of a home on Nora Lane in Elfers on Wednesday, according to an arrest report from the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.

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.

A woman prepares to choose her numbers on a lottery ticket Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Chinatown district in Oakland, Calif.

UPDATE: The single winning ticket in Saturday night's Powerball drawing worth an estimated $590 million was sold at a Zephyrhills Publix.

Two tickets in California had 5/5 matches Those $1 million tickets were both sold at 7-Elevens in San Jose and Taft.

Pasco County deputies say the 26-year-old man was taken to a 7-Eleven. Land O' Lakes High School will have its graduation ceremony May 31; Sunlake on June 1. Praising Hymn will perform June 4 at The Shops at Wiregrass.

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.

It appears something new is developing at the old service station at the corner of Grand Boulevard and Main Street in New Port Richey.

TALLAHASSEE _ The biggest battles on the education front in the 2013 legislative session already have been fought and largely decided: Educators will get $480 million in pay raises, though not precisely how Gov.

New Port Richey, Florida- A cooler of ice cold beer, a car, and supervision from the Pasco County Sheriff's Office DUI enforcement team.

Two 17-year-old boys are in critical condition at St. Joseph's Hospital and one teenager is in serious condition following a Friday morning crash on State Road 54 at Sunlake Boulevard.

The Pasco County Sheriff's office has a victim in a shooting case that occurred sometime in the early morning hours today, May 17, but little other information.

Cancer survivors and their families are invited to get fit during a free 12-week program at all Tampa YMCA branches including the Campo Family YMCA, 3414 Culbreath Rd., Valrico.

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office have arrested the man responsible for five robberies within the span of two weeks.

The Vice and Narcotics unit of Pasco County Sheriff's Office raided two homes Thursday morning, arrested three men, and seized drugs with an estimated street value of more than $100,000. Deputies say Lionell Bates, 23, Samantha Saraya, 20, and Julian Ford, 23 were arrested after raids on homes in Port Richey and Hudson.

Pasco County Commissioners are looking for input from Land O' Lakes area residents on a variety of topics.

In the latest round in a two-year legal battle, a state appeals court Tuesday heard arguments in a dispute that stems from the Florida Department of Health allowing three hospitals to operate trauma centers.

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi got a first a firsthand look Tuesday at the Pasco County Sheriff's Office's efforts to stop the sale of synthetic drugs.

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco say four people have been arrested on charges of selling synthetic marijuana - also called "spice" - at three businesses.