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Pasco County Declares Emergency as Dengue Cases Reach Wesley Chapel
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Pasco County Declares Emergency as Dengue Cases Reach Wesley Chapel

County commissioners issued a seven-day state of emergency this week after locally acquired dengue fever turned up in Wesley Chapel, part of a regional surge that has hospitalized more than 100 patients at Tampa General.

Sep 243 min read
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Fire Chief: Lightning Severed Alarm Wiring in Cobalt Apartments Blaze, Demolition Decision Awaits Owner
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Fire Chief: Lightning Severed Alarm Wiring in Cobalt Apartments Blaze, Demolition Decision Awaits Owner

Pasco County's fire chief told commissioners the Aug. 20 lightning strike completely disconnected fire alarm wiring in three Cobalt Apartments buildings, and the county is now waiting on the property owner to decide whether the fire-ravaged complex can be saved or must come down.

Sep 183 min read
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Standoff Near Meadow Pointe Boulevard and Sheringham Way Has Ended; Suspect Seen Leaving the Area
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Standoff Near Meadow Pointe Boulevard and Sheringham Way Has Ended; Suspect Seen Leaving the Area

Update, 1 p.m. Sept. 7: The standoff in the Meadow Pointe subdivision has ended. The suspect was seen leaving the area and deputies have cleared the scene. No official statement has been released on what happened.

Sep 72 min read
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Sheriff Nocco Ends Pasco's License Plate Camera Program, Effective Sept. 30
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Sheriff Nocco Ends Pasco's License Plate Camera Program, Effective Sept. 30

Sheriff Chris Nocco is terminating the countywide license plate reader agreement after county commissioners signaled they no longer support it, meaning fewer Sheriff's Office cameras around Wesley Chapel by the end of the month.

Sep 13 min read
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After the Cobalt Fire: Donations Fill the Clubhouse, and Investigators Say 911 Wasn't Called for 25 Minutes
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After the Cobalt Fire: Donations Fill the Clubhouse, and Investigators Say 911 Wasn't Called for 25 Minutes

Two days after lightning destroyed a Cobalt Apartments building on Jermyn Loop, about 200 displaced residents are living out of cars, hotels and a Red Cross shelter in Hudson. Fire officials say Ring footage shows nobody called 911 for 25 minutes.

Aug 243 min read
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Fire Destroys Cobalt Apartments Building on Jermyn Loop, Leaving About 400 Wesley Chapel Residents Without Homes
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Fire Destroys Cobalt Apartments Building on Jermyn Loop, Leaving About 400 Wesley Chapel Residents Without Homes

A four-story building at the Cobalt Apartments off Wesley Chapel Boulevard was gutted Thursday afternoon, displacing roughly 400 people from more than 90 units. Nobody was seriously hurt, but the building is a total loss and crews expect to work the site for days.

Aug 213 min read
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Speed Crackdown Hits Pasco Roads This Week: Operation Southern Slow Down Runs July 13–18
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Speed Crackdown Hits Pasco Roads This Week: Operation Southern Slow Down Runs July 13–18

Extra patrols are targeting speeders on I-75, U.S. 19 and state highways through Saturday. Here's what Pasco drivers need to know — including Florida's tough new "super speeder" penalties.

Jul 133 min read
Crews Free Trapped Fawn While Battling Brush Fire Near State Road 52 and Ehren Cutoff
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Crews Free Trapped Fawn While Battling Brush Fire Near State Road 52 and Ehren Cutoff

Pasco County firefighters and the Florida Forest Service worked to contain a lightning-sparked brush fire near State Road 52 and Ehren Cutoff — and rescued an injured baby deer caught in a fence along the way.

Jun 284 min read

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