Tree falls on Pasco mobile home, injures elderly woman

An elderly woman was injured after a large oak tree fell on her mobile home Thursday afternoon, according to Pasco County Fire Rescue.

Curtis Reeves trial date set for October, six years after movie theater shooting

Six years after the fatal shooting of a man inside a Pasco County movie theater, the retired police officer who pulled the trigger now has a trial date. During a Thursday morning hearing, a judge set Curtis Reeves' trial date for October 5.

Report of armed person near school prompts Stewart Middle lockdown

Stewart Middle School in Pasco County was put into a lockdown mode Tuesday after a report of a possible armed person nearby.

Fire destroys 8 units at Saddlebrook Resort

Eight units at the Saddlebrook Resort in Pasco County were destroyed in a 2-alarm fire Saturday night. 

Search intensifies for missing baby after father found dead in Pasco County

A statewide Amber Alert continues for 1-week-old Andrew Caballeiro, last seen at the scene of a triple-murder in South Florida. But Sheriff Nocco says there's no sign the baby was in Pasco County, where his father killed himself.

Amber Alert: Father found dead, baby still missing; witness reports seeing blonde female in van

The search for 1-week-old Andrew Caballeiro continued into nightfall after his alleged abductor was found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in a rural area of Pasco County Wednesday evening.

Heavy law enforcement presence at Fivay High following string of fights, threats

The Fivay High School community arrived to campus Wednesday surprised at the major show of force by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, following a week of disturbing incidents.

Pasco students selected to send experiment to space

Biomedical sciences students at Wendell Krinn Technical High School in New Port Richey were chosen out of more than 29,000 students from the U.S., Canada, and Brazil to have their experiment blasted up to the ISS. 

Pasco judge candidate ends campaign after allegations he made lewd comments to county attorney

Assistant State Attorney Chirs Billings was running for a judgeship in Pasco County, but after a sheriff's office attorney said he made lewd comments toward her, Sheriff Nocco pulled his endorsement and then Billings pulled his campaign.

Local third-graders get a lesson on cyber safety

Thousands of Tampa Bay-area elementary school students are getting a crash course in internet safety. 

Deputies called to Fivay High School 'to maintain order on campus'

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office says Fivay High School in Hudson is in a “controlled campus” mode due to fights, the second day in a row that the school day has been disrupted.

Man accused of sexual battery set house on fire when deputies tried to arrest him

A New Port Richey man accused of sexual battery set his house on fire in an attempt to avoid being arrested, according to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office.

Coffeehouse at St. Leo University is game changer for many students

Benedict's Coffee House is now open at the east end of the Kirk Lawn on campus this week, and the students are loving it.

Deputies searching for man who robbed jewelry store at Tampa Premium Outlets

The Tampa Premium Outlets shopping mall was closed for about an hour Sunday while the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office investigated a robbery at the Helzberg Diamond Outlet.