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  1. Hillsborough deputy arrested after fight in Wesley Chapel, authorities say
    Nov. 9• Crime
    Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Deputy James Linen, 51, faces a charge of aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability after an argument turned physical in the 1500 block of Tallulah Terrace in Wesley Chapel on Tuesday, according to authorities. He was arrested by Pasco deputies around 4:20 a.m. Wednesday.
  2. Pasco school employees, district tentatively agree on 3.5% pay raise
    Oct. 17• Education
    Sunlake High School chemistry teacher Dave Maggi, right, orients his students during the first day of school in Pasco County on Aug. 10, 2021, in Land O' Lakes. Under a tentative agreement reached this week, Pasco school employees, on average, would get a 3.5% raise this year.
  3. Pasco cracks down on student fighting with expulsions
    Oct. 3• Education
    Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco and school Superintendent Kurt Browning issued a YouTube warning to students and families on Sept. 26, saying that students could face expulsion and criminal charges if they're involved in campus brawls. The announcement came days after fights at Zephyrhills and Anclote high schools.
  5. Pasco residents object to Bible-based textbook by money guru Dave Ramsey
    Sept. 15• Education
    Pasco County parent Jessica Wright urges the school board to reject the use of 'Foundations in Personal Finance' by Dave Ramsey during a public hearing on June 20, 2023.
  6. Pasco school board OKs $2 billion budget
    Sept. 12• Education
    The Pasco County School Board, shown at a meeting in January, approved a $1.99 billion budget on Monday.
  7. Pasco school board reverses course on student shirt length rule
    Sept. 12• Education
    Pasco County School Board member Colleen Beaudoin pushed to delete a new rule requiring that students' shirts extend to their waist, saying it distracted from instructional time. She got support from two other board members.
  8. Tampa Bay schools aim to reduce late buses when classes start next month
    July 31• Education
    Journeyman mechanic John Digregorio inspects the undercarriage of a school bus on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at Pinellas County Schools’ student transportation department at the Walter Pownall Service Center in Largo.
  9. Pasco schools plan to increase budget by 10%, with help from new tax
    July 26• Education
    Kirkland Ranch K-8 is one of several construction projects underway to handle enrollment growth in the Pasco County school district. The three-story school, shown in a rendering presented to the School Board on Dec. 13, is slated to open in 2024.
  10. Pasco County bans cell phones in elementary school classrooms
    June 21• Education
    The Pasco County School Board has banned cell phone use in elementary school classrooms, saying teachers should have their students' undivided attention, as in this drama exercise supervised by Longleaf Elementary theater teacher Ryan Bintz in 2021.
  11. Meet Pasco County’s valedictorians and salutatorians for 2023
    May 30• Education
    Graduation ceremonies for Pasco County's public high schools begin Tuesday and continue through Sunday.
  12. Pasco school board splits on charter school deal with Patels
    May 17• Education
    Dr. Kiran C. Patel High School, a charter school in Temple Terrace, plans to expand into west Pasco County.
  13. Longtime Pasco school board attorney Dennis Alfonso dies
    May 15• Education
    Pasco County School Board Attorney Dennis Alfonso speaks during the Pasco County School Board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Land O' Lakes. Alfonso died on May 13 after battling cancer.
  14. Wesley Chapel’s Grove will build a Target store — and it’ll be big
    April 14• Pasco
    Shoppers come and go from a Target store in Pinellas Park in 2018. A new Target is set to be built on the Grove at Wesley Chapel strip mall.
  15. Is this New Tampa land a target for hunting?
    April 5• Environment
    Owners of 937 undeveloped acres near residences and the Tampa Palms Golf and Country Club have been cited for environmental violations by the Hillsborough Environmental Protection Commission. Some neighbors fear the unpermitted work is a precursor to allowing hunting on the land.
  16. Pasco parents fight cell tower at school, winning a delay
    April 4• Education
    Starkey Ranch K-8 School, which opened in the 2021-22 academic year, is the site for a proposed cell tower being challenged by parents.
  17. Pasco toddler dead after being hit by grandma’s SUV, troopers say
    March 11• Pasco
    A 58-year-old Wesley Chapel grandmother hit her 2-year-old grandson with her SUV while backing up to help a stranded motorist Friday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
  18. New BayCare hospital in Wesley Chapel opens its doors
    March 7• Health
    BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel opened its doors to patients today. The $246 million hospital broke ground in December 2020.
  19. Pasco schools to consider scaling back student cellphone use
    March 1• Education
    Students used their cell phones as Tampa Bay Tech played Armwood High during a spring football game on May 19, 2016. Pasco County educators are considering changes to the school district's cell phone rules, citing distractions and research showing a connection between phone use and students' mental health.
  20. Pasco man used fraudulent ID in attempt to purchase 2 Mercedes, deputies say
    Feb. 25• Crime
    James Brucia, 64, was booked into Pasco County Jail and is facing two fraud charges. His bail is set at $100,000, according to jail records.
  21. Tiger Woods’ first Tampa Bay Pop Stroke opens to long lines, eager putters
    Feb. 17• Things To Do
    Guests gather at the entrance to PopStroke in the Wesley Chapel area.
  22. Florida opens newest highway in Pasco County
    Feb. 17• Transportation
    The state Department of Transportation will open the newly realigned State Road 52 in east Pasco County Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Shown is the view looking northwest on Clinton Avenue to the Prospect Road intersection and the new SR 52 alignment on Nov. 1, 2022.
  23. Man killed in Wesley Chapel parking lot shooting
    Feb. 11• Breaking News
    A man was shot and killed in a Wesley Chapel parking lot on Friday night, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office reported.
  24. Pasco teacher accused of pushing student’s head, causing it to hit desk
    Jan. 14• Crime
    Victoria Ashley Neault, a first-grade teacher from Pasco County, faces a child abuse charge after authorities say she pushed the back of a student’s head, “causing his head to strike a desk," according to an arrest report from the Zephyrhills Police Department.
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