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Pasco Has Hundreds of Plate Readers. Only About 70 Belong to the Sheriff's Office.

Between the Sheriff's Office, private businesses, HOAs, toll gantries and car washes, something close to 470 devices read license plates in Pasco County. Roughly 70 are law enforcement, and those are the only ones with an audit log and a deletion date.

Aug 16, 2026Crime & Safety

Healthcare

Wesley Chapel Hospital Opens Brain-Clot Suite Monday, Ending Some Out-of-County Stroke Transfers

Aug 16, 2026

Public Safety

Wesley Chapel's Fire Station 2 Celebrates Its Opening Tonight on CR 54, With Response Times Cut Roughly in Half

Aug 14, 2026

Alerts

Overnight Lane Closures Continue on Chancey Road in Zephyrhills as Repaving Nears Finish

Aug 13, 2026

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Aug19

NPR Main Street Promotion Committee Meeting

Wed, Aug 19 · 6:00 PM

Aug20

NPR Main Street Design Committee Meeting

Thu, Aug 20 · 6:15 PM

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Government & Politics

Early Voting Opens Saturday at 12 Pasco Sites, and Mail-Ballot Requests Close at 5 p.m. Today

Supervisor of Elections Brian E. Corley says early voting for the Aug. 18 primary runs Aug. 8 through Aug. 15, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, at 12 locations from Holiday to Dade City. Two libraries used in past years are off the list.

Aug 63 min read

Government & Politics

Nine Candidates, Two Open Seats: Pasco's School Board Races Land Five Days After the First Bell

Nine people qualified for the two Pasco County School Board seats being vacated by Al Hernandez and Cynthia Armstrong. Early voting runs Aug. 8 through Aug. 15, the primary is Aug. 18, and every registered Pasco voter can cast a ballot regardless of party.

Aug 44 min read

Alerts

Two Health Advisories in One Day: Rabid Raccoons in East Pasco, West Nile in Local Mosquitoes

DOH-Pasco issued a rabies advisory after two raccoons on the county's east side tested positive on July 30, and a mosquito-borne illness advisory the same day after several sentinel chickens tested positive for West Nile virus. Here are the numbers to call and the steps that matter.

Aug 23 min read

Government & Politics

Nonprofit Wants Downtown New Port Richey's Empty Health Department Building to Become a Kids' Science Center

Brainstorms NPR, Inc. will pitch the City Council on Aug. 18 to turn the vacant three-story building at 5640 Main St. into a hands-on STEAM discovery center, complete with a hurricane simulator. It's up against developers eyeing restaurants, retail and apartments.

Aug 14 min read

Floor & Decor at the Old Time Pottery Site in New Port Richey? What's Verified — and What Isn't

A community tip says flooring giant Floor & Decor is moving into the shuttered Old Time Pottery at Southgate Shopping Center. The store closure checks out — but the Floor & Decor claim doesn't yet.

Aug 14 min read

Business & Development

Two Light Industrial Warehouses Proposed on Northpointe Parkway Off SR 54

Plans filed this week call for a 55,707-square-foot warehouse and a 34,000-square-foot building at 1785 Northpointe Parkway in Lutz, inside the office and industrial park just east of the Suncoast Parkway.

Aug 13 min read

Coming Soon

Lowe's Confirmed for SR 52 Site Next to Planned Walmart in San Antonio

We have independently confirmed both a Lowe's Home Improvement and a Walmart are coming to the south side of State Road 52 just east of I-75, at the interchange that funnels most of San Antonio's traffic.

Aug 13 min read

News

We're Now the Pasco County Community Website

Same site, same team, same PascoCommunity.com address. The West Pasco Community Website is being renamed the Pasco County Community Website, and our Facebook Page name is changing with it.

Aug 12 min read

Education

Pasco Schools Cap Classroom Screen Time: 30 Minutes for K-1, an Hour Through Eighth Grade

New district guidelines taking effect when students return Aug. 13 limit what Pasco County Schools calls passive screen time, with a 90-minute daily average in high school. Teachers get the details during planning week.

Jul 314 min read

Alerts

Daytime Lane Closures on US 41 at Lake Patience Road Through Friday as New Signal Work Begins

FDOT crews are closing lanes at US 41 and Lake Patience Road in Land O' Lakes from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Friday, the first visible sign of a $1.4 million project that will finally put a traffic light at the intersection.

Jul 293 min read

Sports

A Softball World Series Is Being Played in Odessa Right Now, and Two West Pasco Teams Are In It

The Dixie Softball World Series opened Saturday at Starkey Ranch District Park and runs through Tuesday, July 28, with dozens of teams from 10 states and both hometown West Pasco squads in the field.

Jul 273 min read

Crime & Safety

Teen Passenger Killed as SR 54 Pursuit Ends Against a Utility Pole Near Old County Road 54

The Florida Highway Patrol says a fleeing SUV hit 115 mph on State Road 54 before a trooper's PIT maneuver sent it off the road early Sunday. Both occupants were 15-year-old boys from New Port Richey. One of them died.

Jul 263 min read

Government & Politics

Pasco County Is Hiring: On-the-Spot Interviews at July 30 Career Fair in Dade City

County managers will conduct interviews on the spot at a July 30 career fair in Dade City, with openings from 911 dispatchers and firefighters to bus drivers and engineers.

Jul 263 min read

Events

Free Back-to-School Blast Lands at The Shops at Wiregrass Saturday, With Free Backpacks and a Touch-a-Truck

The Shops at Wiregrass in Wesley Chapel hosts its free Back to School Blast on Saturday, July 25, with backpacks and supplies given away while they last — arriving right as Florida's tax-free shopping window helps families stretch their budgets.

Jul 253 min read

Pasco County Community Website — Local News & Community Updates

Pasco Has Hundreds of Plate Readers. Only About 70 Belong to the Sheriff's Office.

Wesley Chapel Hospital Opens Brain-Clot Suite Monday, Ending Some Out-of-County Stroke Transfers

Wesley Chapel's Fire Station 2 Celebrates Its Opening Tonight on CR 54, With Response Times Cut Roughly in Half

Overnight Lane Closures Continue on Chancey Road in Zephyrhills as Repaving Nears Finish

More Top Stories

6,547 Homes and an 8-Million-Gallon Wave Lagoon: Pasco's Final Two Rivers Vote Lands Tuesday at 1:30

Pasco Commissioners Take Up School Zone Speed Cameras on Aug. 11: $100 Tickets, $2.5 Million, and a Fight Over the Middle of the Day

Community & Events

NPR Main Street Promotion Committee Meeting

NPR Main Street Design Committee Meeting

Latest News

Early Voting Opens Saturday at 12 Pasco Sites, and Mail-Ballot Requests Close at 5 p.m. Today

Nine Candidates, Two Open Seats: Pasco's School Board Races Land Five Days After the First Bell

Two Health Advisories in One Day: Rabid Raccoons in East Pasco, West Nile in Local Mosquitoes

Nonprofit Wants Downtown New Port Richey's Empty Health Department Building to Become a Kids' Science Center

Floor & Decor at the Old Time Pottery Site in New Port Richey? What's Verified — and What Isn't

Two Light Industrial Warehouses Proposed on Northpointe Parkway Off SR 54

Lowe's Confirmed for SR 52 Site Next to Planned Walmart in San Antonio

We're Now the Pasco County Community Website

Pasco Schools Cap Classroom Screen Time: 30 Minutes for K-1, an Hour Through Eighth Grade

Daytime Lane Closures on US 41 at Lake Patience Road Through Friday as New Signal Work Begins

A Softball World Series Is Being Played in Odessa Right Now, and Two West Pasco Teams Are In It

Teen Passenger Killed as SR 54 Pursuit Ends Against a Utility Pole Near Old County Road 54

Pasco County Is Hiring: On-the-Spot Interviews at July 30 Career Fair in Dade City

Free Back-to-School Blast Lands at The Shops at Wiregrass Saturday, With Free Backpacks and a Touch-a-Truck

Pasco County Community Website — Local News & Community Updates

Pasco Has Hundreds of Plate Readers. Only About 70 Belong to the Sheriff's Office.

Wesley Chapel Hospital Opens Brain-Clot Suite Monday, Ending Some Out-of-County Stroke Transfers

Wesley Chapel's Fire Station 2 Celebrates Its Opening Tonight on CR 54, With Response Times Cut Roughly in Half

Overnight Lane Closures Continue on Chancey Road in Zephyrhills as Repaving Nears Finish

More Top Stories

6,547 Homes and an 8-Million-Gallon Wave Lagoon: Pasco's Final Two Rivers Vote Lands Tuesday at 1:30

Pasco Commissioners Take Up School Zone Speed Cameras on Aug. 11: $100 Tickets, $2.5 Million, and a Fight Over the Middle of the Day

Community & Events

NPR Main Street Promotion Committee Meeting

NPR Main Street Design Committee Meeting

Latest News

Early Voting Opens Saturday at 12 Pasco Sites, and Mail-Ballot Requests Close at 5 p.m. Today

Nine Candidates, Two Open Seats: Pasco's School Board Races Land Five Days After the First Bell

Two Health Advisories in One Day: Rabid Raccoons in East Pasco, West Nile in Local Mosquitoes

Nonprofit Wants Downtown New Port Richey's Empty Health Department Building to Become a Kids' Science Center

Floor & Decor at the Old Time Pottery Site in New Port Richey? What's Verified — and What Isn't

Two Light Industrial Warehouses Proposed on Northpointe Parkway Off SR 54

Lowe's Confirmed for SR 52 Site Next to Planned Walmart in San Antonio

We're Now the Pasco County Community Website

Pasco Schools Cap Classroom Screen Time: 30 Minutes for K-1, an Hour Through Eighth Grade

Daytime Lane Closures on US 41 at Lake Patience Road Through Friday as New Signal Work Begins

A Softball World Series Is Being Played in Odessa Right Now, and Two West Pasco Teams Are In It

Teen Passenger Killed as SR 54 Pursuit Ends Against a Utility Pole Near Old County Road 54

Pasco County Is Hiring: On-the-Spot Interviews at July 30 Career Fair in Dade City

Free Back-to-School Blast Lands at The Shops at Wiregrass Saturday, With Free Backpacks and a Touch-a-Truck

Pasco Schools Return Thursday, Latest in Florida, With About 2,000 Fewer Students

Pasco's New School App Kills the $3.50 Lunch-Money Fee. What Parents Must Do Before Aug. 13

Toxic Algae Shuts Down Pasco Scallop Harvest With 12 Days Left in the Season

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Business & Development

Advertise to Pasco County: How It Works, and 10% Off Through August 8

Nine Candidates Qualify for Pasco School Board's Two Open Seats Ahead of Aug. 18 Primary

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