If Progress Energy Florida gets an interim rate increase next week, West Pasco customers could see electric bills go up about $4 to $5 a month starting this summer. At a May 19 hearing in Tallahassee, the Florida Public Service Commission will discuss granting the extra $76 million to Progress Energy Florida, according to information from the Florida Office of Public Counsel, which represents consumers before the PSC. ...more

May 13, 2009

Morton Plant North Bay Hospital recently unveiled the name of its new patient wing, Starkey Medical Tower. ...more

May 3, 2009

The Pasco County School District began the lengthy process Thursday of deciding who will attend a new high school under construction off State Road 52 and Canton Avenue in northwest Pasco. ...more

May 1, 2009

Two teenagers and a 12-year-old boy are accused of using a semi-automatic handgun while robbing a woman outside the West Pasco Art Guild on Wednesday morning. New Port Richey Police charged Zachary Bogucki, 15, and Chase Jacob Swinson, 15, with armed robbery and armed burglary, while the 12-year-old , was charged with armed robbery, records said. ...more

April 30, 2009

Pasco residents can share their opinions about the county's transportation needs during a workshop this Thursday at the West Pasco Government Center, 7530 Little Road. County engineers, planners, consultants and state transportation staff will be available 3:30 – 6:30 p.m. at the April 23 workshop, which will have an open-house format. ...more

April 17, 2009

Justin Tanoff turned his 1991 Honda Civic into a deadly missile by speeding down U.S. 19 on Jan. 19, 2007. ...more

April 2, 2009

Justin Tanoff turned his 1991 Honda Civic into a deadly missile by speeding down U.S. 19 on Jan. 19, 2007. ...more

April 1, 2009

Pasco County's large contingent of residents of Greek ancestry gathered for a recent ceremony marking the 188th anniversary of Greece's independence from the Ottoman Empire. Hugh Townsend presided over the observance Friday in front of the West Pasco Government Center in New Port Richey. ...more

April 1, 2009

With a $28.8 million drop in revenue expected in the next fiscal year, Pasco County officials are asking the public to weigh in on the county's future during a series of two-hour meetings beginning today. The meetings will address ways to make local government more efficient, while touching on future planning, economic development and other issues. "Some of these decisions are being heightened by the [property tax] shortfall," said Mike Nurrenbrock, director of the county's office of management and budget. "Some of the questions are: If we need to reduce services, which ones? And what affect will that have? ...more

March 30, 2009

With a $28.8 million drop in revenue expected in the next fiscal year, Pasco County officials are asking the public to weigh in on the county's future during a series of two-hour meetings beginning Monday. ...more

March 29, 2009