Deputies warn swimmers of sharks off Pasco County coast

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is warning swimmers to be aware of sharks after its aviation unit captured video of the fish near Anclote Island on Thursday.

FHP: Teen traveling more than 100 mph arrested nearly 4 months after double fatal Pasco County crash

A teenager accused of speeding down a Pasco County road at 114 miles per hour and making multiple lane changes moments before colliding with an SUV and killing two people inside has been arrested. 

Hillsborough, Pasco voters to decide on tax referendum to support public schools

Voters in Pasco and Hillsborough counties will get to decide if they want to pay a millage tax to support public schools after county commissioners for both counties approved the measure this week.

Diverging Diamond: New traffic pattern opens at SR-56 and I-75

A new traffic pattern opened Monday at one of the busiest intersections in Pasco County, aimed at alleviating congestion that has worsened with an explosion of development.

FHP: New Port Richey woman hits gas instead of brake, crashes into neighbor’s home

A New Port Richey homeowner has quite a mess to clean up after a neighbor drove a pickup truck into their residence Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. 

FHP: Accused drunk driver with possible hand grenade in car arrested in Pasco County

The state fire marshal was called to investigate a bomb threat Friday night in Wesley Chapel after state troopers found a possible hand grenade in a vehicle belonging to an accused drunk driver. 

PCSO: 1 injured in Dade City drive-by shooting

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect or suspects who opened fire at a group of people in Dade City early Saturday morning. 

Pasco bus drivers demand better pay as negotiations continue with school district

Pasco School bus drivers held a rally outside district headquarters on Land O' Lakes Boulevard Friday, demanding better pay as negotiations between their union and district leaders continued.

Pasco County woman's film highlights heroism, trauma recovery after escaping a serial killer

It was 1981 in Orlando when 8-year-old Gina M. Garcia was in a bookstore when she was abducted by a man believed to be Ottis Toole, a serial killer. He took her to his car in a mall parking lot.

Teen who escaped from Pasco County juvenile detention facility found

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office says a 17-year-old who escaped from the Land O' Lakes juvenile detention facility has been found.

NFL player arrested in Pasco County for doing donuts in Hellcat with young son in car

Chicago Bears wide receiver Byron Pringle was arrested Saturday in Pasco County after a trooper busted him doing donuts in his sports car on a suspended license, with a child in the car.

'Do the right thing': Troopers continue search for driver in deadly Dade City hit-and-run

Crash investigators are searching for the person responsible for Sunday morning's deadly hit-and-run on US 301 in Dade City. The Florida Highway Patrol is asking the driver do the right thing, and come forward.

FHP search for hit-and-run driver who killed Dade City woman; 2nd driver arrested after plowing through scene

A Dade City woman is dead and a suspected drunk driver is behind bars, but the initial driver who hit the woman is still at large. Troopers say the suspected drunk driver drove through the hit-and-run crash scene while they were investigating, starting a pursuit and ending with a PIT maneuver.

Family begs for answers after Pasco County man left in unconscious state after Lutz hit-and-run crash

A Pasco County father training for a triathlon was critically injured after a driver hit him while riding his bicycle. Florida Highway Patrol said the driver left the scene of the crash, and the man's family is begging for the person responsible to own up to it.