Local nurses enraged over understaffing

By at 10 November, 2011, 1:07 pm

A group of Bay Area nurses are worried about patient care at a soon-to-be-opened Medical Center in Pasco County.

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Scott targets fake-accident scams

By at 10 November, 2011, 11:20 am

Gov. Rick Scott and other area leaders say your personal injury protection insurance is at risk of an increase, and it’s because people are abusing the system.

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Pregnant woman attacked man with bowl of spaghetti, cops say

By at 3 November, 2011, 12:39 pm

The 20-year-old woman wasn’t noodling around. A New Port Richy woman, Allison Jennifer Kurasz, is accused of striking the father of her unborn child in the back of the head with a bowl of spaghetti, reports WTSP News-10 in Tampa Bay. Police said they found the man with blood and pasta Read More

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More Legionnaire’s cases diagnosed

By at 2 November, 2011, 3:26 pm

The Pasco County Health Department says two Legionnaire’s cases were identified in Port Richey a few days ago. Now a third case has been confirmed in New Port Richey.

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Report: ‘Zombie’ attacks guard in nudist resort scuffle, deputies say

By at 1 November, 2011, 12:59 pm

The hallo-weenies were on the prowl at the Caliente Nudist Resort in Land O’Lakes. One ghoul, however, forgot his manners. A security guard asked Kevin Fearn, dressed as a ghoul, to step outside after a woman complained he allegedly touched her breast, reports WTSP News-10 in Tampa Bay. Read More

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Pasco schools face millions in fines

By at 24 October, 2011, 11:32 pm

The head count is complete in Pasco County, and now the fines are rolling in. The school district will have to pay millions of dollars for violating the state’s class size amendment.

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Pair arrested in Port Richey pot bust

By at 22 October, 2011, 6:32 pm

Authorities in Pasco County dismantled two marijuana grow houses and arrested two men on Friday in Port Richey. Jose Ramon-Escandell and Whiskell Escandell are facing a variety of charges including trafficking and cultivating marijuana. The relationship between the suspects has not yet been Read More

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Immigrant used Texas cop’s stolen identity, deputies say

By at 19 October, 2011, 11:55 am

Stealing a cop’s ID is never a good idea, even if you’re smart enough not to takes the officer’s badge from his wallet. Over a decade ago, Sergio Morales Esquivel — who is from Mexico and does not have American citizenship — allegedly broke into the car of a Texas Read More

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