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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.

Main Avenue at 15th Street to Close July 12–29 as Dade City Tackles Chronic Downtown Flooding

The City of Dade City is shutting a key downtown intersection for more than two weeks to build a new storm drainage system aimed at ending years of flooding at the spot.

Deadly Crash Shuts All I-75 Southbound Lanes at Wesley Chapel Boulevard — Avoid the Area

A fatal early-morning crash near mile marker 279 has closed every southbound lane of Interstate 75 in Wesley Chapel, forcing all traffic off at the Wesley Chapel Boulevard exit and triggering miles of rush-hour backups.

Pasco Set for Final Vote July 14 on One-Year Freeze on New Data Centers — What East Pasco Residents Should Know

Pasco County commissioners cast their final vote Tuesday in Dade City on a 12-month pause on new data centers, a decision that turns on the same water supply and flood-prone land East Pasco families depend on.

Man Fighting for His Life After Lightning Strike at Lake Jovita in Dade City

A man was critically injured Monday afternoon when lightning struck him in the Palmilla Circle area inside the Lake Jovita community. First responders performed CPR at the scene as storms moved through the area.

Nearly $3 Million in State Funding Lands for Saint Leo, Fueling Nursing, Cybersecurity and a New Town Center

Three budget projects worth almost $3 million survived the governor's veto pen, delivering new nursing and cybersecurity training just minutes from Dade City — plus stormwater work to unlock a walkable town center with restaurants, trails and gardens.

Free Fireworks Return to Dade City for America's 250th on July 4 — Here's What East Pasco Families Should Know

Dade City closes out Pasco County's America 250 celebrations with a free fireworks finale over John S. Burks Memorial Park at about 9 p.m. on July 4 — and Wesley Chapel has its own patriotic events the same night.

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.

New Aldi Planned for State Road 52 Near Mirada in San Antonio

Plans have been filed for an Aldi grocery store on the south side of State Road 52 near the Mirada Publix — adding a second supermarket option to one of Pasco County's fastest-growing corridors.

Pasco Is Growing — So Why Are Its Schools Cutting 500 Positions?

How Much Could Pasco Homeowners Save Under DeSantis’s Property Tax Plan? We Ran the Numbers

Community Pushback Helps Halt 628-Home Development on Abbey Golf Course Near San Antonio, Florida

A proposal to replace the longtime Abbey Golf Course with hundreds of new homes was turned down last week after a standing-room-only hearing in St. Leo — a rare pause in the wave of subdivisions reshaping east Pasco County.

Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco to Resign in November, Who will be Next Sheriff of Pasco?

Double Branch Retail District Takes Shape at I-75 and State Road 52, Reshaping the Corridor North of Wesley Chapel

A 965-acre mixed-use development at the southeast corner of I-75 and SR 52 is becoming one of Pasco County's most ambitious retail projects, anchored by The Shops at Double Branch and a planned waterfront boardwalk district just minutes from Wesley Chapel.