New Port Richey police officers and Pasco sheriff's deputies will be conducting a checkpoint to find drivers under the influence of alcohol. The checkpoint will be set up in the vicinity of Congress Street and Pine Hill Road from 8 to 10 p.m. Drivers will be randomly pulled over. ...more

June 25, 2009

MANATEE COUNTY – Officers say a man who tried to protect his manicured lawn from a dog on a walk was repeatedly attacked Thursday by the pet owner, who had been drinking. ...more

April 24, 2009

The Monday morning meeting of the Highlands County Homeowners Association will feature guest speakers from the sheriff's office and the health department. ...more

March 7, 2009

Florida State receiver Preston Parker is out of jail after posting a $500 bond. ...more

February 1, 2009

Florida State football player Preston Parker is being held in a north Florida jail on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. ...more

January 31, 2009

What effect is stress having on our health, and what can we do about it? Stress can cause increasing physical demands on the body constriction of the coronary blood vessels and heightened electrical instability in the heart, says Keith Churchwell, executive medical director of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute. ...more

January 31, 2009

A 27-year-old New Port Richey firefighter/paramedic was arrested by Pasco deputies early Saturday, accused of trying to strangle his girlfriend. ...more

November 9, 2008

Veterans Protest Council Leader Veterans packed City Hall on Monday to protest one of their own, City Council President Luis Lopez. ...more

October 19, 2008

Veterans packed City Hall on Monday to protest one of their own, City Council President Luis Lopez. ...more

October 15, 2008

BRADENTON - Authorities say a woman has been arrested after pouring scalding hot water on her husband's groin. Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Maverna T. Turay, 52, on Wednesday on a charge of aggravated battery with great bodily harm. ...more

October 9, 2008