Pasco County

Drivers can expect a more normal commute through Pasco County, after the weekend, when the Diverging Diamond Interchange at I-75 and SR 56 opens and a new traffic pattern is finalized.

Included in the budget is $35 million for a "Sports Training and Youth Tournament Complex" that potentially could be used to bring the Rays to Pasco County for spring training.

The planned life sciences innovation district will serve as a hub for cancer research, education and patient care.

A panel of six jurors and four alternates were selected on Thursday.

The former Tampa police captain fatally shot a man over an argument about texting in 2014. Several delays have postponed the trial.

A cohort of local government workers, University of South Florida students, Audubon Florida representatives and ICLEI trainers will be tracking greenhouse gases this spring semester.

Court records revealed that Paul Reinhart attempted to change two, term-life insurance policies to prevent his wife, Minde Reinhart, 42, from collecting any of the money upon his death.

The helpline assists people in Hillsborough and Pasco counties with starting the conversation around mental health and seeking help when it's needed.

Paul Otto Reinhart, 46, was a successful executive of a medical device sales firm and living in a $900,000 home in Gainesville until his world began unraveling.

Pasco School Superintendent Kurt Browning told a Tuesday board meeting that once Gov. Ron DeSantis' order declaring a state of emergency expires, mask-wearing in schools will be optional.

County officials point to lower hospitalization rates and an increase in residents getting vaccinated in relaxing the mandate.

Superintendent Kurt Browning says cases involving students and staff have "decreased dramatically."