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  1. Tampa man arrested on DUI manslaughter charge after fatal Pasco crash
    2 hours ago• Crime
    The driver of a Jeep Wrangler was killed in a crash in Pasco County Thursday night. The driver who hit him was arrested on a DUI-manslaughter charge.
  2. Haven’t been to Disney’s Epcot in a while? It looks totally different
    Earlier today• Entertainment
    A new nighttime show debuted Tuesday at Epcot called “Luminous The Symphony of Us,” with fireworks, dancing fountains, lasers and lights, along with two original songs plus new arrangements of iconic Disney hits.
  3. New Florida website for Medicaid, food assistance hit with early problems
    Earlier today• Health
    The Florida Department of Children and Families this week launched a new platform for government assistance programs sparking concern that some of Florida's poorest residents may have trouble applying for or renewing benefits.
  5. Is Michael Penix Jr. the best college player Tampa Bay has produced?
    Earlier today• Sports
    Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr., a Tampa Bay Tech alumnus raised in Dade City, is a finalist for the 2023 Heisman Trophy, to be presented Saturday night in New York City.
  6. Pasco County and New Port Richey team up to fix blighted area
    Yesterday• Pasco
    Several years ago, the Pasco County Commission on Tuesday approved a $500,000 loan to West Pasco Habitat for Humanity to help finance the purchase and demolition of dilapidated properties on Van Doren Avenue and Leisure Lane near the city of New Port Richey. The project was sidetracked and now the county and the city of New Port Richey, which surrounds the neighborhood, are working together to fix ongoing blight in the area.
  7. See a Tampa Bay pioneer Christmas at this historic village
    Yesterday• History
    Children walk past the John Overstreet House (circa mid-1860s), a two-story pioneer-era farmhouse constructed of native heart pine at the Pioneer Florida Museum & Village in Dade City.
  8. Pasco low-income seniors will get new homestead tax break
    Yesterday• Pasco
    The West Pasco Government Center houses the County Commission chambers.
  9. Pasco schools try ‘something new’: 4-day weekends to limit absenteeism
    Dec. 5• Education
    The Pasco County School Board added more long weekends to the 2024-25 student calendar as a way to encourage families to make sure their children attend on school days, and vacation on days off.
  10. USF President Rhea Law gets $300K bonus as trustees cite ‘banner year’
    Dec. 5• Education
    Rhea Law, left, began 2023 with her inauguration as the University of South Florida's eighth president, a moment captured in this Jan. 19 photo. She ends the year with a $300,000 performance bonus awarded Tuesday by the university's board of trustees.
  11. Pasco to sue apartment developers seeking to build under Live Local Act
    Dec. 5• Pasco
    The West Pasco Government Center, at 8731 Citizens Dr in New Port Richey, houses the County Commission Chambers.
  12. USF voices support for free speech amid dispute over pro-Palestinian group
    Dec. 5• Education
    University of South Florida President Rhea Law, center, and USF board of trustees chairperson Will Weatherford, right, talk with reporters after Law was named president on March 22, 2022 in Tampa. On Tuesday, the two spoke about campus free speech controversies that have arisen since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
  13. As Hanukkah begins Thursday, Clearwater congregation shows its pride
    Dec. 5• Associated Press
    Carpenter Jeffrey Cain builds a seven-foot Star of David at his home workshop in Clearwater for the Chabad of Clearwater's Hanukkah celebration to be hosted on Dec 7 at Coachman Park. The event will have performances by the Nerdy Noah Show, live music, a Hebrew school performance, latkes, doughnuts, dreidels, a visit from Tampa Bay Lightning’s ThunderBug, and a chocolate gelt drop with the Clearwater Fire Department.
  14. Tampa Bay police agencies expect policy changes after Marsy’s Law ruling
    Dec. 1• Politics
    Tampa police investigate on East Cluster Avenue in November 2019 after two officers fired at and fatally wounded a man who police said pointed a gun at them. The department is among law enforcement agencies in Tampa Bay and across the state that are grappling with how to amend their policies and procedures in the wake of Thursday’s sweeping Florida Supreme Court ruling on the victim rights measure known as Marsy’s Law.
  15. Some Florida schools try to ease impact of laws aimed at LGBTQ+ students
    Nov. 30• Education
    Pinellas County Schools Superintendent Kevin Hendrick, shown at an October school board meeting, says his district aims to respect every student and employee. The district recently issued an Inclusive Schools Support Guide toward that end.
  16. Trash Wolf prowls the streets of Tampa Bay. Who is he?
    Nov. 30• Environment
    Mateo Smith, better know as Trash Wolf, picks up litter along 54th Avenue in Lealman on Nov. 15. He figures he has collected over 5,000 pounds of litter.
  17. What does an El Niño winter mean for Florida red tide?
    Nov. 24• Environment
    An aerial drone view of the Gulf of Mexico looking west west from the beach on Treasure Island Beach on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023 in Pinellas County.
  18. Making the case for Florida school vouchers: One child’s story
    Nov. 24• Education
    Evan Rowlands, left, high-fives his mother, Jessica Rowlands, after answering a question while completing schoolwork at Riverview Public Library on Nov. 8.
  19. Florida seniors face eviction over mobile home community assessment dispute
    Nov. 24• Pasco
    West Pasco Judicial Center
  20. Keep the turkey to yourself, and other tips to keep pets safe during holidays
    Nov. 22• Life & Culture
    In this Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, photo Tinkerbelle the Dog models a Martha Stewart Pets scarf sweater and a Santa hat during the PetSmart holiday collection preview in New York.
  21. USF pro-Palestine student group sues Florida leaders over free speech
    Nov. 21• Education
    Imam Abdullah Jaber, executive director of the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, speaks during a news conference announcing a federal lawsuit against state and University of South Florida officials on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, in Tampa.
  22. Pasco parents, religious leaders urge school district to drop library group
    Nov. 21• Education
    Hundreds of attendees browse booths during the national convention of the American Association of School Librarians on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 in Tampa. Some Pasco County residents want the school district to end any financial support of the association and its parent, the American Library Association.
  23. What Tampa Bay stores are open on Thanksgiving? We have a list.
    Nov. 21• Entertainment
    Target is joining Walmart, Best Buy and Walgreens in closing its stores on Thanksgiving Day, ending a long tradition of jump starting Black Friday sales.
  24. Pasco resident fatally shoots intruder who was armed with hatchet, deputies say
    Nov. 21• Crime
    The Trinity Palms at Seven Springs in New Port Richey is seen in this Google Earth image from July 2023. A resident inside an apartment at the complex fatally shot a man who was armed with a hatchet as he tried to break into the unit on Tuesday, deputies said.
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