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Pasco Declares Dengue Emergency: What Dade City Households Need to Do This Week
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Pasco Declares Dengue Emergency: What Dade City Households Need to Do This Week

Pasco County commissioners declared a seven-day state of emergency over dengue fever, joining Hillsborough and Pinellas. Here's what it means for Dade City and east Pasco residents right now.

Sep 263 min read
Federal Agents, Local Police Conduct Search Operation Near Downtown Dade City, Briefly Locking Down Cox Elementary
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Federal Agents, Local Police Conduct Search Operation Near Downtown Dade City, Briefly Locking Down Cox Elementary

A operation involving Border Patrol, ICE, Dade City Police and the Pasco Sheriff's Office prompted a brief lockdown at Cox Elementary Thursday morning as agents and K9 units searched the area near Lock Street.

Sep 192 min read
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 143 min read
Man Fighting for His Life After Lightning Strike at Lake Jovita in Dade City
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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.

Jul 73 min read
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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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