New Port Richey News

Last year, the Florida Legislature mandated Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to offer a cheaper, more limited coverage option to homeowners, potentially saving them up to 70 percent on their premiums.

Two 17-year-old boys are in critical condition at St. Joseph's Hospital and one teenager is in serious condition following a Friday morning crash on State Road 54 at Sunlake Boulevard.

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office have arrested the man responsible for five robberies within the span of two weeks.

The target of a series of 10 News Investigators stories will be spending the next five years in federal prison on drug and weapons charges.

The elderly are some of society's most vulnerable especially when it comes to their long term care.

This week: How much do lawn services cost? How much do you pay for your lawn service? And what does that cover - just mowing, or does it cover weeding, pruning, planting? Please share in the comments below - we promise we won't judge you! And if you've got a lawn service you love, tell us that, too.

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi got a first a firsthand look Tuesday at the Pasco County Sheriff's Office's efforts to stop the sale of synthetic drugs.

Two Citrus Park residents were among four arrested when Pasco County Sheriff's deputies conducted a May 14 crackdown on stores that sell synthetic drugs to their customers.

New Port Richey City Council members are talking tonight May 14, about the idea of doing away with city-run dispatch for emergency services.

A Tampa Bay area lawmaker on Monday urged Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam to conduct a study of the proposed Levy County nuclear plant to ensure consumers were getting a good deal.

A Pasco County Sheriff's deputy discovered on Friday that a man who worked as a deejay at Foxy strip club at 4233 U.S. 19 in unincorporated New Port Richey had an Ohio warrant out on him.

A New Port Richey woman is fast becoming the poster child for sinkhole insurance problems that hundreds of people have claimed are unfair.

One of the Gulfport Tuesday Fresh Market's newest vendors is shocking guests with edible art you almost don't want to eat! Stop by Southern Belle's Cottage Bakery's space and you'll find beach scenes, fish, flip flops and "Keep Gulfport Weird" cookies wrapped and ready to eat.

New Port Richey Patch Editor Alex Tiegen likes to lose himself in nature to chillax.

Man Shot in Rear Twice; Cops Trying to Find Shooter New Port Richey Police are looking for help to identify a man they say entered a home last Friday and shot a man inside twice in the "rear end area." The shooting took place around 1:30 a.m. May 2. Police say a man entered the home, shot a man inside twice and then left.

Did you get a ticket from a red-light camera you don't think you deserve? How you appeal that will change, starting July 1, thanks to legislation sponsored by state Sen.

Editor's note: The following is a recap of the week's news events, in the words of the newsmakers.

New Port Richey city leaders are going to discuss recouping the money they spent dealing with the problem property.

ESE ADVISORY COUNCIL: The Exceptional Student Education Advisory Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the media center at Challenger K-8 School of Science and Mathematics to discuss YMCA summer camp information and registration.

Performances will spotlight band, drama, visual arts and media students. a The artwork of River Ridge High students will be featured all month at the Progress Energy Art Gallery, 6231 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey.