Pasco County

Officials say a child in Florida was stabbed in the chest by a barb from a catfish during a fishing trip. The child’s mother began driving toward a hospital on Monday afternoon but stopped in New Port Richey and called 911 when the child started having difficulty breathing. Pasco County Fire Rescue spokesman Corey Dierdorff says the barb was embedded...

A video released by a Florida sheriff’s department shows dozens of sharks swimming in water off a Florida beach on the Gulf Coast.

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office released video of sharks swimming off the state’s Gulf Coast with a safety reminder as National Water Safety Month begins.

A Florida man driving drunk sped through a hit-and-run investigation Sunday, running over the detached legs of a victim and nearly striking two deputies before leading officers on a high speed chase, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Authorities were investigating the death of a 49-year-old woman who was walking along a grassy shoulder of a Dade City roadway before…

Sheriff’s officials say a woman killed her two young sons before fatally shooting herself after an argument with the children’s father

Snowcat Ridge Alpine Snow Park, located in Central Florida, will feature a 60-foot tall, 400-foot long snow tubing hill, a snowy play dome for the kids, and an alpine village selling drinks, snacks and food, according to the official website.

A family in one home near Tampa is watching their backyard closer than ever after discovering a massive hole starting to form just feet away. Paul Ivory told NBC affiliate WFLA-TV he discovered the hole Saturday outside the home in Pasco County near the corner of a fence when he went outside to mow the backyard. “Oh my God, I…

A Florida man tackled an alligator Friday to save his 8-month old puppy from the reptile’s grasp. Mike McCoy said his puppy, Jake, was near a pond by their home in Holiday, Fla. when the gator came out and attacked him. McCoy didn’t hesitate and jumped straight into action. Mike and Jake both got stiches after the encounter —...

The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into whether a Florida school district broke federal law when it shared private information about students with the local sheriff’s office

Firefighters in one Central Florida joined a group of children in helping to rescue a bald eagle that was injured last week. Pasco County Fire Rescue posted photos from the incident last Thursday, when members of one station were greeted by two kids at their door holding the animal. Officials say the eagle appeared tired and had a hook in…

The Pasco County Fire Rescue Department posted photos showing the animal that was dealing with an injury when the children alerted them to the problem.

A fire has killed nearly a quarter-million chickens at a Florida farm operated by one of the nation’s largest egg producers

Some parents and teachers in the Tampa Bay area are asking for changes in a program used by a Florida sheriff to profile students as potential criminals

A missing child alert has been canceled for a 1-year-old who was last seen Monday just north of Tampa. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued the alert for Giovanni Oquendo, who was last seen in the city of Land O’Lakes located in Pasco County. Oquendo is three feet tall and weights 33 pounds and has both brown hair and…

Five people were rescued near Florida’s Gulf Coast after their boat capsized Saturday.

An alert has been canceled for a missing child last seen outside his home north of Tampa. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued the alert for 14-year-old Gabriel Nieves, who was last seen Thursday off of Ironbark Drive in Port Richey. Nieves is 5’8” tall and weighs 120 pounds with dyed orange-yellow hair and brown eyes. Officials did not…

A man who spent a quarter century as a Central Florida deputy is now being told he is breaking the law in his housing community thanks to a ‘Blue Lives Matter’ flag hanging from his home. Sean Kennedy flies the flag from his New Port Richey home in Pasco County, where he spent 25 years as a member of the…

Authorities were desperate for clues in the search of a baby whose father, Ernesto Caballeiro, was found dead in Pasco County. NBC 6’s Kim Wynne and Stephanie Bertini report.

Ernesto Caballeiro, the father who went missing along with his newborn son after three women were found slain inside his southwest Miami-Dade home, was found dead in Pasco County. NBC 6 anchor Carlos Suarez reports.