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Pasco Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public’s Help In Locating Missing New Port Richey Teen
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – The Pasco Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for 15-year-old Makylee Hurrell, who has been reported missing/runaway. Makylee is described as 5’3″ tall, weighing approximately 120 lbs., with brown hair with blonde highlights and brown eyes. She was last seen on August 28th...
Driver dies in Little Road crash
NEW PORT RICHEY — A 36-year-old New Port Richey man died of injuries after a collision the evening of Aug. 26, the Florida Highway Patrol said. A Ford Focus driven by the New Port Richey man was traveling south on Little Road. The other vehicle, a Nissan Xterra, driven by a 27-year-old Tampa man, was traveling north on the same roadway.
Central Florida Brothers Plead Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Cocaine
Central Florida brothers have pleaded guilty to trafficking hundreds of grams of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine. United States Attorney Roger Handberg announced that 33-year-old Marcus Fowler and 35-year-old Pierre Fowler, both of Port Richey, have pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl, over 500 grams of methamphetamine, and cocaine. Marcus Fowler also pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.
Widower only able to identify wife based on jewelry sues after plane suddenly plunged into mobile home
The widower of one of two women killed when a plane crashed into a Florida mobile home park has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit. Mary Ellen Pender, 54, and Martha Parry, 86, were killed when a Beechcraft Bonanza V35 crashed into Parry’s home at the Bayside Waters mobile home park in Clearwater, more than 20 miles west of Tampa, after 7 p.m. on Feb. 1. The pilot, Jemin Patel, 54, also died. The occupant of a second home suffered minor injuries.
Motorcyclist seriously injured in collision with school bus
TRINITY — A 16-year-old male from Odessa suffered serious injuries Aug. 26 after his motorcycle collided with a school bus, the Florida Highway Patrol said. A Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling east on Trinity Boulevard about 3:22 p.m., FHP said. A Pasco County school bus transporting 42 middle school students, driven by a 62-year-old Land O’ Lakes man, was traveling east ahead of the motorcycle.
Overnight House Fire In Clearwater Believed To Be Caused By Candles
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Clearwater Fire & Rescue crews responded early this morning to a house fire at 1740 Sunset Drive. The call reporting the fire was received at 2:24 a.m. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze, and no injuries were reported. Initial investigations suggest that the fire originated...
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