Massive sinkhole near New Port Richey restaurant reopens three months later
County officials said a sinkhole repair company filled the hole on Jan. 7. Four days later, the fill material began to collapse. The hole has now grown about another four feet on the north side and is about 50 feet wide.
Pasco County says improvements coming to vaccination process
Officials in Pasco County say they will soon announce a new web site and phone line where residents can make an appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccination.
Amid pandemic, chocolatier says 'hot chocolate bombs' saved her business
A New Port Richey chocolate shop owner says, as coronavirus spread, her sales soured -- until a social media trend helped sweeten things up.
New Pasco school helps students in recovery
The Calvary Chapel Worship Center in New Port Richey is home to a unique school. Nine teens, ages 14 to 19, will fill the chairs as the first students of Victory High School, the first in the area for Florida Recovery Schools of Tampa Bay, a non-profit private school.
Pasco County teacher taken by COVID-19 remembered for her love for all things fall
Renee Dermott died of cardiac arrest after testing positive and battling COVID-19 three months ago. Her family has set up a fitting tribute to the school teacher, who loved Halloween and the fall season.
Engineers examine 130-foot hole in New Port Richey that continues to grow
A depression in New Port Richey grew overnight and now measures 46 feet across and approximately 130 feet deep. The hole was initially 5 feet wide when it was first discovered Monday.
70-foot deep New Port Richey hole continues to grow
Now listed at 42 feet wide and 70 feet deep, the large hole on private-property on Spring Haven Boulevard is inching closer and closer to the very busy Little Road. Just to be safe, one of the lanes has been taken out of commission.
'Only Mother Nature knows' when 70-foot-deep New Port Richey hole will stop growing
A gaping hole off Little Road in New Port Richey just got bigger overnight. When Pasco Emergency Management officials inspected it Thursday morning, it had grown another three feet wider and another 20 feet deeper.
Widening hole forces closure of roadway, restaurant in New Port Richey
A depression along a private roadway in Pasco County is growing faster than officials expected, going from 20 to 30-feet-deep in a 24-hour period.
Road closed after deep hole opens near Walmart in New Port Richey
Emergency management officials say the depression opened up yesterday along Little Road. It's now about 20 feet across and 35 feet deep.
PCSO: 1 in custody, 1 on the run following homicide in New Port Richey
The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that occurred on Irene Loop in New Port Richey.
Narcan distributed to communities struggling with overdose, addiction
Johanna Diaz doesn't want to leave home without Narcan. She says her neighborhood often feels like a hotspot for drug overdoses.
Online music lessons help students from across the country learn to play
The pandemic forced many businesses to reinvent themselves with an online presence.
Suspected drunk driver runs into 3 nurses out for a walk in New Port Richey
Three women out for an afternoon walk are now recovering in the hospital after officers they were hit by a suspected drunk driver Wednesday afternoon.
Students build picnic tables for outdoor classes at Wendell Krinn Technical High School
Wendell Krinn Technical High School in Pasco County is not for the average student.
Drug addiction spirals out of control as pandemic ravages already-fragile communities
Christina Pericone said she did everything she could to keep her brother, Travis McClish into things like fishing, music and work. Instead, he fell in and out of a cycle of drug addiction.
Couple thankful wife, 4 months pregnant, got out just before storm collapsed roof of New Port Richey home
Mena Mekhail said he could hear the storm as it passed over his workplace in New Port Richey around 2:30 Wednesday afternoon.
Pasco Sheriff's Office highlights 'unprovoked' attack as risk deputies face every day
The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy was attacked, without provocation, and it was caught on camera.
Brush fire closes Starkey Park in New Port Richey
Starkey Park in New Port Richey is closed as firefighters work to put out a brush fire.
Family mourns Pasco County father they say died saving children from oncoming van
A Pasco County father is being remembered as a hero after saving the lives of his daughter and niece by pushing them out of the way of an oncoming van.