PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — As rain moves across the Tampa Bay area, several roads have begun to flood in Pasco County, prompting closures. “Pasco County is currently experiencing flooding in certain areas due to rain,” the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office posted on social media. Photo courtesy of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office The following […]
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WLFA) — The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing endangered 64-year-old man after he was last seen Sunday evening. Joseph Kotran was last seen in the Downan Point Drive area of Land O’ Lakes, according to deputies. Heavy rain causes flooding, prompts road closures in Pasco County Kotran is […]
This is a developing story. Check back to tri-cityherald.com for updates. To get breaking news alerts, click here A large fire at Tri-City Pallets in Pasco is sending a plume of smoke up that is visible from south Kennewick on Monday. Firefighters have responded to what they are saying is a pallet fire at 335 […]
The vigilance of Pasco lifeguards is credited with saving the life of a teenager who went underwater at Memorial Aquatic Park on Tuesday. A lifeguard noticed the teen appeared to be getting tired while swimming in the mid-afternoon, Pasco Deputy Chief Chris Mortensen told the Tri-City Herald. The lifeguard jumped into the water, but wasn’t […]
HUDSON, Fla. (WFLA) — Pasco County deputies found human remains in Hudson Saturday during a search for a missing family, officials said. Deputies said they are looking for Rain Mancini, 26; Phillip Zilliot II, 25; Karma Zilliot, 6; and Phillip Zilliot III, 5. The family was last seen at about 12:30 a.m. in the area […]
Pasco deputies say they found human remains on a property in Hudson and made an arrest as they continue searching for a family of four missing since early Thursday morning. “We do not know who those human remains are at this time,” Sheriff Chris Nocco said early Saturday afternoon. “The missing person case will remain […]
Pasco parents are suing after their son was arrested at Chiawana High School and held for 24 hours over a selfie showing the teen holding a gun on a camping trip. The lawsuit filed in Eastern Washington U.S. District Court names the Pasco Police Department, the city of Pasco and the Pasco School District along […]
The Pasco School Board adopted a new high school boundary map this week that effectively ends east Pasco busing to Chiawana High School. Those students — many of whom come from low-income backgrounds — will instead attend class at the older Pasco High School starting in the 2025-26 school year. The board voted 4-1 at […]
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Officials are on the scene of a 20-acre brush fire on State Road 52 and Bellamy Brothers. The Florida Forest Service said the fire is 20% contained. River Ranch Complex fire shows signs of more containment, officials monitoring Officials said no people or structures have been affected by the fire […]
Hundreds of Mexican citizens and Mexican Americans with dual citizenship living in Washington were turned away this week at a mobile office in Pasco of the Mexican Consulate from Seattle. Demand far exceeded the number of appointments offered daily to help with renewing existing passports, getting new passports and other document services for traveling and […]
Pasco police officers shot and killed a 47-year-old man, who allegedly charged at them with a machete on Thursday night. Salih Beslic of Pasco was identified as the suspect who confronted officers outside a shopping center on the 3200 block of Court Street. Franklin County Coroner Curtis McGary said an autopsy is scheduled Saturday morning. […]
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A 25-year-old motorcyclist is dead following a collision on a Pasco County highway Friday night. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 40-year-old Hudson man driving an Oldsmobile van was traveling in the southbound lanes on US-41 at around 10:10 p.m. 1 dead, multiple people hospitalized in Sarasota shooting At […]