Medal of Honor recipient inspires Deer Park elementary students

He's a Medal of Honor recipient and one of the bravest of the brave. On Wednesday, Don "Doc" Ballard got a chance to speak with young heroes in the making as he visited with fifth-graders at Deer Park Elementary in New Port Richey.

Gulf High School in New Port Richey is canceling the remainder of its football season

The athletic director of Gulf High School in New Port Richey took to Twitter Monday to announce the school will be canceling the rest of its football season due to a number of injuries in the past few weeks.

Teen hit by a vehicle in New Port Richey

A high school student was seriously injured after he was hit by a vehicle Tuesday morning, according to Pasco County Fire Rescue.

Pasco County clearing out storm drainage systems ahead of Dorian

In anticipation for Hurricane Dorian possible landfall in Florida, officials in Pasco County officials plan to clear several storm water ways currently blocked by vegetation and debris.

Pasco deputy returns to work after being shot in the line of duty

It was a call for help that nearly took a tragic turn. Pasco County Sheriff's deputies ended up in a gun battle with a suspect. One of them was shot and almost lost his life. 

Uber Eats driver arrested for filing false kidnapping report

An Uber Eats driver who told deputies a man kidnapped her during a delivery in New Port Richey has been arrested after investigators said she lied.

Pasco County group recreates Woodstock experience, 50 years later

From the Apollo 11 moon landing to the ongoing war in Vietnam that sparked protests, 1969 marked a turning point in American history. But it was a three-day music festival in August of that year at a farm in Bethel, New York that would define the '60s hippie era.

Gunman dies days after allegedly shooting Pasco County deputy, officials say

A Pasco County man accused of shooting a deputy has died following a shootout in a New Port Richey neighborhood, officials said Wednesday. The deputy who was shot remains in the hospital.

Pasco County deputy shot after responding to domestic incident

A Pasco County deputy was shot after responding to a domestic violence incident in New Port Richey early Saturday morning.