Pasco County

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.

News outlets report the New Port Richey store was evacuated Tuesday morning as Pasco County deputies worked to get the person out.

A Pasco County Sheriff’s arrest report says the victim was burned beyond recognition after playing cards with Michael Psilakis in October. Investigators haven’t released the victim’s name, citing Marsy’s Law, a state constitutional amendment designed to protect crime victims.

Pasco County deputies say Austin Altman picked her up from her house on Saturday and brought her back to his Spring Hill home, where he assaulted her.

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NBC affiliate WFLA-TV reports the incident took place Saturday in Pasco County, located just north of Tampa as the Sheriff’s Office put messages on social media showing the interaction between the man who called and one of their deputies.