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Tampa Bay school districts preparing new cellphone rules for this fall: Officials in Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough are getting closer to zero-use rules as ...
tampabay.com/news/education/2024/04/22/tampa-bay-school-districts-preparing-new-cell-phone-rules-this-fall/
McDonald's whacko slugs, pistol whips and shoots pinky off fellow diner in wild brawl over sauce: cops
nypost.com/2024/04/22/us-news/mcdonalds-whacko-slugs-pistol-whips-and-shoots-fellow-diner-in-wild-brawl-over-sauce-cops/
Pasco schools don’t offer flag football. Some girls want that to change: Students and parents plan to make their case at a Tuesday school board meeting.
tampabay.com/news/education/2024/04/15/pasco-schools-dont-offer-flag-football-some-girls-want-that-change/
Plans for controversial restaurant at Anclote River Park are dead: Pasco’s Keith Wiley, parks director, told critics of the park plan that the controversial ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/04/15/plans-controversial-restaurant-anclote-river-park-are-dead/
Dave Hyde: Believe it — Florida Panthers enter playoffs as the team to beat: Talent? Physicality? Purpose? The Panthers have a roster with everything ...
sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/19/dave-hyde-believe-it-florida-panthers-enter-playoffs-as-the-team-to-beat/
Pasco County Commissioner Gary Bradford has died: Bradford had been diagnosed with leukemia early in his first term.
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/04/22/pasco-county-commissioner-gary-bradford-has-died/
Big project at I-75 gets first nod but also push back from Pasco officials: Planning commissioners balk at giving developer a break on requirements including ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/04/05/big-project-i-75-gets-first-nod-also-push-back-pasco-officials/
Pasco voters go to the polls Tuesday to choose city leadership: City voters will pick new council and commission members with one Dade City race in the spotlight ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/04/08/pasco-voters-go-polls-tuesday-choose-city-leadership/
Pasco loves its growth, but not when it comes to invasive plants: Commissioner Kathryn Starkey wants Cogon grass gone and the county is working on a plan to make ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/04/15/pasco-loves-its-growth-not-when-it-comes-invasive-plants/
Best places to live in Florida: Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in Florida.
miamiherald.com/news/local/article287389300.html
Operators ready for fight over proposed horse carriage ban: Several on City Council want horse-drawn carriages banned from San Antonio, while others simply want ...
expressnews.com/news/article/horse-carriage-ban-city-council-19406654.php
Pasco ponders new tax to maintain county parks: Commissioners said they know there are unmet needs and ask staff to move forward with a taxing plan.
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/04/11/pasco-ponders-new-tax-maintain-county-parks/
How much skin can students show at school? Pasco seeks dress code clarity.: A rule on shirt length, which vexed school board members in the fall ...
tampabay.com/news/education/2024/04/03/how-much-skin-can-students-show-school-pasco-seeks-dress-code-clarity/
Judge questions if Pasco deputies have stopped controversial policing tactics: The sheriff’s office has said it phased out its ‘prolific offender’ program ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/04/03/pasco-county-sheriffs-office-arrests-targeted-chris-nocco/
Pasco landfill sued by neighbor now seeks okay for higher and wider debris pile: Landfill owner says deviations from county land rules are necessary to meet ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/04/17/pasco-landfill-sued-by-neighbor-now-seeks-okay-higher-wider-debris-pile/
Florida man gets 20 years in prison in sex abuse case involving Vancouver 14-year-old
columbian.com/news/2024/apr/15/florida-man-gets-20-years-in-prison-in-sex-abuse-case-involving-vancouver-14-year-old/
Pasco municipal voters pick their community leaders: Municipalities returned several incumbents but also brought some new faces on board.
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/04/09/pasco-municipal-voters-pick-their-community-leaders/
Plans submitted for Amazon robotic sorting site in central Pasco: Conceptual plans for a new Amazon facility were delivered to the county this week.
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/03/22/plans-submitted-amazon-robotic-sorting-site-central-pasco/
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Pasco scales back Anclote River Park revamp, schedules public meeting: More trees and less pavement are part of the county’s new plan, but there is still no ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/03/29/pasco-scales-back-anclote-river-park-revamp-schedules-public-meeting/
Paid articlePaid Developer JD Porter unveils ambitious plans for a downtown Wesley Chapel: Phase 1 of Legacy Wiregrass Ranch would be $1.5B and include housing, retail space ...
tampabay.com/news/business/2024/03/21/wesley-chapel-wiregrass-ranch-jd-porter/
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Teacher Made AI-Generated Child Porn Using Students’ Yearbook Pics: Cops: Steven Houser told police that he’d made the erotica using the photos of three of his ...
thedailybeast.com/teacher-made-ai-generated-child-porn-using-students-yearbook-pics-cops
Wiregrass Ranch athletic fields and facilities begin to take shape: Pasco officials had to step up and make a substantial investment to meet its plans to build ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/03/28/wiregrass-ranch-athletic-fields-facilities-begin-take-shape/
Paid articlePaid Does New Port Richey need more waterfront land? You bet, officials say: City approves purchase of riverfront parcel and discusses updated redevelopment plans.
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/03/21/does-new-port-richey-need-more-waterfront-land-you-bet-officials-say/
Paid articlePaid Is Whole Foods coming to Wesley Chapel, or not?: Developer submits plans for grocery store, then a few days later withdraws them.
tampabay.com/news/business/2024/03/25/is-whole-foods-coming-wesley-chapel-or-not/
Paid articlePaid Did a Pasco deputy follow best practices before a fatal shooting?: One policing expert said Pasco County Sheriff’s Office should review its procedures to help ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/03/22/pasco-sheriff-fatal-shooting-paul-smith/
Paid articlePaid Legislature passes weakened child labor bill that exempts homeschoolers : The legislation would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work longer on Sundays and holidays ...
tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/03/08/florida-child-labor-law-bill-teen-workers/
Paid articlePaid Pasco may not lose millions in taxes from Live Local Act after all: Commissioners could opt out of giving a tax break to some apartment complex owners but won’t ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/03/21/pasco-may-not-lose-millions-taxes-live-local-act-after-all/
Paid articlePaid Pasco neighbor sues landfill alleging water contamination, other violations: The landowner who filed suit is seeking more than $50,000 in damages from the ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/03/16/pasco-neighbor-sues-landfill-alleging-water-contamination-other-violations/
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Dunkin' Worker Gives Man Free Coffee—He Throws Hot Drink in Her Face: Cops: The incident at the restaurant in Florida left the female employee injured.
newsweek.com/dunkin-gives-free-coffee-throws-hot-drink-face-cops-florida-1873234
Pasco panel votes to restrict LGBTQ+ book of essays to high schools: An objection to “The Letter Q” was the school district’s first formal book challenge since ...
tampabay.com/news/education/2024/03/04/pasco-panel-votes-restrict-lgbtq-book-essays-high-schools/
Paid articlePaid Homeless camps? Florida has tried — with mixed success: Experiences with tent camps in Gainesville and Tampa Bay offer lessons.
tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/03/05/homeless-camps-pinellas-hope-tents-florida-bill/
Paid articlePaid West Pasco leaders aim for the future working together on projects: From Grand Boulevard enhancements to homelessness, county and city leaders vow to work ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/03/09/west-pasco-leaders-aim-future-working-together-projects/
Paid articlePaid What to know about the Pasco influencer suing Miami Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill: Sophie Hall is an influencer based in New Port Richey, according to her social media ...
tampabay.com/news/crime/2024/02/29/sophie-hall-instagram-onlyfans-tyreek-hill-lawsuit/
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Warriors coast by Hornets for third straight win: The lowly Hornets never presented much of a challenge
mercurynews.com/2024/03/29/warriors-hornets-steph-curry-third-straight-win/
The Florida-based nonprofit in 2021 opened a facility in San Antonio where it trains shelter dogs as service dogs. www.expressnews.com/business/article/k9s-for-warriors-lawsuit-ada-19368778.php
The State Road 54 widening project is finally a wrap: It was once a sleepy little country road. But the widening was necessary due to the area’s booming ...
tampabay.com/news/transportation/2024/03/01/wesley-chapel-traffic-state-road-54-widening-project/
Paid articlePaid Pasco County voters still pick their school superintendent. Who’s running?: Incumbent Kurt Browning won’t be on the ballot for the first time in 12 years.
tampabay.com/news/education/2024/03/21/pasco-county-voters-still-pick-their-school-superintendent-whos-running/
Paid articlePaid Pasco golf course-turned-forest nears resolution, at least for some neighbors: Some Beacon Woods residents are excited about taking on the property ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/02/29/pasco-golf-course-turned-forest-nears-resolution-least-some-neighbors/
Paid articlePaid Pasco school district settles federal disability discrimination case: The Department of Justice found the school district routinely relied on punitive measures ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/03/05/pasco-school-district-discrimination-lawsuit-settlement/
Paid articlePaid Have you dined at The Estuary in downtown New Port Richey yet? As the modern New American restaurant gets ready to celebrate its one-year anniversary ... Show more trib.al/1XDkc3H
Lawmakers look to fix affordable housing act after outcry across state: “It doesn’t help the regular working people,” one county commissioner said.
tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/02/09/live-local-affordable-housing-costs-tax-exemption-new-apartments-pasco/
Paid articlePaid Florida students, superintendent debated cellphones. Here’s how it went.: Kurt Browning, who leads Pasco County schools, said the students gave him something to ...
tampabay.com/news/education/2024/02/28/florida-students-superintendent-debated-cell-phones-heres-how-it-went/
Paid articlePaid Pasco schools ready to settle 15-year-old case of injured student for $1.2M: The family of Marcus Button has sought compensation since their son, now 33 ...
tampabay.com/news/education/2024/02/20/pasco-schools-ready-settle-15-year-old-case-injured-student-12m/
Paid articlePaid Lottery player wins $45 million in Florida. Where was the lucky ticket sold?: No one has come forward to claim big FL lottery prize. Where was the ticket sold? ...
miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article285230742.html
Activist teacher will challenge incumbent for Pasco school board seat: Jessica Jecusco Wright recently fought the district’s selection of financial literacy ...
tampabay.com/news/education/2024/02/07/activist-teacher-will-challenge-incumbent-pasco-school-board-seat/
Paid articlePaid Pasco calls for scaling back restaurant plans at Anclote River Park: A consultant’s report found no evidence of burials at a Native American mound within the ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/02/01/pasco-calls-scaling-back-restaurant-plans-anclote-river-park/
Paid articlePaid Pasco tells state they don’t need the housing the Live Local bill targets: County officials hope lawmakers change the law to focus on affordable apartments as ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/02/06/pasco-tells-state-they-dont-need-housing-live-local-bill-targets/
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Desperate for affordable housing, some cities sweeten tax breaks for developers: As the nation’s housing crisis continues, many cities are altering their ...
ocregister.com/2024/02/12/desperate-for-affordable-housing-some-cities-sweeten-tax-breaks-for-developers/
How one victim helped another in the Jennifer Odom case: Records illuminate the parallel investigations that yielded Jeffrey Norman Crum as a suspect in a Pasco ...
tampabay.com/news/hernando/2024/02/27/jennifer-odom-case-jeffrey-crum-florida/
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Florida Senate panel scales back hotly debated child-labor measure: A proposal to weaken work restrictions for 16- and 17-year-olds is ready to go to the full ...
orlandosentinel.com/2024/02/27/florida-senate-panel-scales-back-hotly-debated-child-labor-measure/
State wildlife commission approves new 40-day Pasco scallop season: Pasco officials have pushed for the extended season for the popular summer activity.
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/02/21/state-wildlife-commission-approves-new-40-day-pasco-scallop-season/
Paid articlePaid 'Not for the faint of heart': R-rated circus show rolls into town: A new R-rated traveling circus called Paranormal Cirque will be coming to the Rolling Oaks ...
expressnews.com/news/article/paranormal-cirque-san-antonio-18674960.php
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Kansas arrests Florida man for alleged election fraud in No Labels party petition
kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article285669622.html
Florida Tops the List of Deadliest Places to Ride a Bike: In Pasco County Florida alone, about 7.12 people died on a bike for every 100,000 residents.
gizmodo.com/the-deadliest-states-for-riding-a-bicycle-1851264624
Zephyrhills High agriculture teacher is Pasco’s 2024 Teacher of the Year: LeAnne John “connects with the kids on another level.” Her students showed up to ...
tampabay.com/news/education/2024/01/25/zephyrhills-high-agriculture-teacher-is-pascos-2024-teacher-year/
Paid articlePaid Commentary: Florida’s homeless need treatment first, not housing first: Part of Florida’s unique success in combating homelessness was an unprecedented expansion ...
orlandosentinel.com/2024/01/31/commentary-floridas-homeless-need-treatment-first-not-housing-first/
No. 23 Florida Atlantic survives UTSA in overtime
reuters.com/sports/basketball/no-23-florida-atlantic-survives-utsa-overtime-2024-01-21/
Pasco to focus on future challenges from sea-level rise to next pandemic: A new department will coordinate efforts to snag funding available to avert threats on ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/01/30/pasco-focus-future-challenges-sea-level-rise-next-pandemic/
Paid articlePaid Pasco works to stop apartment tax exemptions in Tallahassee and in court: Commissioners are lobbying state lawmakers but have another plan if that doesn’t work.
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/01/25/pasco-works-stop-apartment-tax-exemptions-tallahassee-court/
Paid articlePaid I-75 closed near SR 52 in Pasco due to ‘suspicious incident,’ troopers say: Troopers closed the interstate in both directions at about 8:40 a.m. Thursday ...
tampabay.com/news/transportation/2024/01/25/i-75-closed-near-sr-52-pasco-due-suspicious-incident-troopers-say/
Paid articlePaid New Pasco plastic plant begins hiring, looking for 500 employees: Gary Plastic is holding its first hiring event Saturday at new Shady Hills site.
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/01/11/new-pasco-plastic-plant-begins-hiring-looking-500-employees/
Michael Penix Jr. to serve as grand marshal of Dade City parade: The town’s Martin Luther King Jr. parade starts at 10 a.m. Saturday.
tampabay.com/sports/high-schools/2024/01/10/michael-penix-dade-city-martin-luther-king-parade/
Pasco clerk of court gets partial win in budget dispute with county : The clerk is entitled to some of her expenses for running criminal justice technology ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/01/18/pasco-clerk-court-gets-partial-win-budget-dispute-with-county/
Florida schools prepare for ‘painful’ task of changing start times: With a hard deadline of 2026, districts like Pinellas and Pasco are puzzling over how to make ...
tampabay.com/news/education/2024/01/03/florida-schools-prepare-painful-task-changing-start-times/
Man tracked 14-year-old’s phone, took bus from Florida to sexually assault her, US feds say
thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2024/02/01/man-tracked-14-year-olds-phone-took-bus-from-florida-to-sexually-assault-her-us-feds-say
Pasco schools to close Tuesday because of weather; Pinellas, Hillsborough remain open
tampabay.com/news/weather/2024/01/08/pasco-county-schools-closed-tomorrow-pinellas-hillsborough-weather-forecast/
What do Mick Jagger and Pasco County have in common? Rum, of course: Pasco’s Point Distillery snags the Rolling Stones’ first liquor distribution contract: for ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2023/12/29/what-do-mick-jagger-pasco-county-have-common-rum-course/
Pasco schools try ‘something new’: 4-day weekends to limit absenteeism: Officials will encourage families to take trips when classes are not scheduled.
tampabay.com/news/education/2023/12/05/pasco-schools-try-something-new-4-day-weekends-limit-absenteeism/
Three finalists vie for Pasco County teacher of the year. Who are they?: The winner will be revealed at a celebration on Jan. 25.
tampabay.com/news/education/2023/12/28/three-finalists-vie-pasco-county-teacher-year-who-are-they/
Quick Glance: Pasco County Teacher of the Year Finalists Revealed
- Pasco County school district has selected three teachers as finalists for Teacher of the Year.
- The winner will be announced at a dinner on Jan. 25 and will then compete for the statewide teacher award.
- Stephanie Bertig leads digital media courses at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation and has been instrumental in developing the program.
- LeAnne John is a mentor and advocate at Zephyrhills High's Agriculture Career Academy, focusing on nurturing responsible and caring individuals.
San Antonio home sales dropped to lowest level in 5 years in 2023: Sales of new homes outpaced sales of existing homes, data from the San Antonio Board of ...
expressnews.com/business/real-estate/article/san-antonio-housing-market-2023-new-homes-18623279.php
Paid articlePaid Pasco awards $8 million from drug settlement to local recovery efforts: BayCare Behavioral Health got the top award to provide an urgent care center.
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/01/10/pasco-awards-8-million-drug-settlement-local-recovery-efforts/
Florida school district adding 4-day weekends to combat chronic absences: The Pasco County School District is introducing a new approach to the school calendar ...
wfla.com/news/pasco-county/pasco-county-schools-adding-4-day-weekends-to-combat-chronic-absences/
Dade City rejects former Zephyrhills principal’s bid for open seat: Steve Van Gorden, accused of sexual harassment in 2012, expressed remorse and said he is ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2024/01/17/dade-city-rejects-former-zephyrhills-principals-bid-open-seat/
Park changes advance around mound at Anclote River Park : Critics are watching the county’s approach to protecting cultural resources, hoping there is no ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2023/12/26/park-changes-advance-around-mound-anclote-river-park/
Pasco patient needed crash team but hospital could not find his room; he died: A state review identified multiple safety violations at HCA Florida Bayonet Point ...
tampabay.com/news/health/2023/12/15/florida-hca-bayonet-point-hospital-bilirakis/
Quick Glance: Hospital Fails to Locate Patient, Resulting in Tragic Death
- A technician was alerted to a patient's potentially fatal change in heart rhythm.
- A call to the emergency department to find the patient went unanswered.
- The hospital lacked enough medical staff in its units for surgical intensive care and progressive care.
- The hospital failed to conduct appropriate remote monitoring of patients’ vital signs, putting them at risk.
Florida Christmas trees might be a little ugly, but they’re better for the planet
orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/14/florida-christmas-trees-might-be-a-little-ugly-but-theyre-better-for-the-planet/
Quick Glance: Baby Owl Found in Kentucky Christmas Tree
- A Kentucky family discovered a baby owl in their Christmas tree.
- The family didn't notice the owl until a house cleaner found it.
- The owl's presence brought an unexpected but happy surprise.
- The owl was safely released in the family's backyard.
Pasco officials reject project’s urban expansion as growth debate escalates: As the county prepares its growth plan for 2050, leaders debate how much is too much ...
tampabay.com/news/pasco/2023/12/19/pasco-officials-reject-projects-urban-expansion-growth-debate-escalates/
San Antonio real estate: Lennar's Elm Trails tiny homes selling: TikTok commenters dragged the neighborhood for what they called steep prices for such small ...
expressnews.com/news/article/elm-trails-tiny-homes-sold-18597892.php
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Vodka-fuelled boxer stabbed bouncer in bum after being refused nightclub entry: When Neiko St Leo was denied entry for smashing his vodka bottle on the floor he ...
mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/vodka-fuelled-boxer-stabbed-bouncer-28431070
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