Massive sinkhole reopens outside Florida sports bar
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – A massive sinkhole in Pasco County that was filled has opened back up again, right outside a sports bar. The gaping hole opened up in October, and after three months, a private company finally came and filled it in. But just four days later, the film materials used to fix it collapsed. The sinkhole along Little Road at the intersection of Spring Haven Boulevard now measures 50 feet wide and 130 feet deep. Despite the sinkhole expanding, the Varsity Club Sports Bar Trinity next to it remains open for business.
Parents, teachers cry foul over sheriff’s student database
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – Some parents and teachers in the Tampa Bay area are asking for changes in a program used by a Florida sheriff to profile students as potential criminals. The Pasco County Council PTA asked school district officials to review the program and its data sharing agreement with the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. In addition, a group of teachers is circulating a petition calling for the sheriff’s database of “at-risk” children to be deleted. The outcry came after a Tampa Bay Times investigation revealed the sheriff’s office keeps a list of students it believes “could fall into a life of crime.”
Stacey Dash arrested for domestic battery
PCSO/Getty Images(CNN) - Stacey Dash was arrested for domestic battery after an incident Sunday night in New Port Richey, Florida, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. The "Clueless" actress was taken into custody after an argument with a male, whose name was redacted in an incident report obtained by CNN. The report states that police were called to a home Sunday evening "to respond to a domestic dispute" between the two. Dash was taken into custody and transported to the Land O' Lakes detention facility without incident. She posted bail and was released on Monday morning, according to a spokesperson for the Pasco County Sheriff.