New Port Richey News

Please join us as we send Tina on her way back to the open sea. At noon on Tuesday, June 18th, the staff of our turtle department will be packing up a 200 pound, 40 year old female Loggerhead turtle and will be returning her to the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

A New Port Richey resident stands accused of attacking a man with a screwdriver.

As I watched the life seep out of William Van Poyck last week for the 1987 murder of prison guard Fred Griffis, I couldn't help but think about how the state of Florida was complicit in the death of both men.

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The following story was provided by AOLJobs.com By Dan Fastenberg As tough as the labor market is, college grads still have an easier time than those with only a high school degree.

Two New Port Richey golfers are among 84 from around the world competing for a chance to qualify for the USGA Senior Open this month.

Who Defaced Snell Isle Statues? From Snell Isle Boulevard on a bright afternoon, it is impossible to see what's left of the black paint that marred two historic statues, a bench and a plaque to the neighborhood's founder.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan J. Carlson , son of Patricia Carlson of New Port Richey and Kirk Carlson of Mount Sterling, Ill., recently graduated from the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Power School at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Goose Creek, S.C. Nuclear Power School is a rigorous six-month course that trains officer and enlisted students in ... (more)

Three years ago, Beebe took a spontaneous vacation to Pennsylvania with her daughters Alana, then 7, and Amaya, then 3. There, she fell in love with Hershey's Ice Cream.

We are not alone. At least, that's the contention of dozens of Tampa Bay residents who have reported sightings of unusual lights, flying objects and even alien encounters over the past few years via the UFO Stalker website .

Samurai Sword Used in Fight Over Drug Money Samurai swords are normally seen in martial arts movies or hanging over mantle places.

A good friend of mine recently had surgery to remove a melanoma from his forearm.

Pinellas sheriff's Deputy Charles Redinger had just finished his shift Thursday afternoon.

Pasco school officials are on a mission to feed kids this summer. They're using two initiatives to provide lunches and snacks to kids and teens in the New Port Richey area and throughout Pasco.

Shortly after 6 p.m. June 5, he attacked the intruder on the back porch of his home in New Port Richey.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- City traffic engineers briefed councilmembers Thursday on St. Petersburg's new yellow light policies that are intended to make intersections safer and provide drivers more time to stop safely.

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New Port Richey Portfolio, a 40-unit apartment property located in the west Pasco County community, has sold for $1.35 million, or $33,750 per unit.

Susan Ferguson opened up shop in downtown New Port Richey a little over a year ago.

She walked out of rural North Carolina and onto millions of television screens in 2006, a giddy, earnest teen who stood out in the fifth season of American Idol .