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9 arrested in unlicensed contractors sting

Pasco County, Florida -- An undercover sting operation of unlicensed building contractors in Pasco County resulted in the arrest of nine people over the weekend.

In all, the nine men were arrested for various charges including working without workers' compensation, contracting without a license and violation of probation.

PHOTOS: Nine arrested in Pasco unlicensed building contractors crackdown

Sign up for summer camp!

Sign up for summer camp!

Pasco County, Florida -- Register your kids for camp before summer starts!

Summer Day Camp at Shady hills Community Center will run for 7 weeks from June 24 thru August 9 for ages 5-13. Camp hours are from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Make sure to bring the following info to registration: Proof of Pasco County residency, driver licnese or picture ID, emergency phone numbers and medical insurance info, cash or checks made payable to BOCC, birth certificate and proof of Kindergarten completion. 

The cost of the camp is $15.00 per week. 

Communication Concepts chooses Pasco County

Communication Concepts chooses Pasco County

Pasco County, Florida -- The Pasco Economic Development Council, Inc. is pleased to announce that Communication Concepts, Inc. (CCI), a fast growing technology company, has signed a lease on a 5,000 square foot building located in the West Pasco Industrial Park in Odessa.

CCI needed room to grow and chose Pasco County after evaluating several locations. The company expansion is bringing 20 new jobs to Pasco County with an average annual wage of $48,000, approximately 150 percent of the Pasco County average annual wage.

Pasco County celebrates asthma awareness month

Pasco County celebrates asthma awareness month

Pasco County, Florida -- In the United States alone, an average of one out of every 10 school aged children have asthma, one of the leading most common serious chronic diseases of childhood.

Local data states that 22.4% of youth ages 1-17 in Pasco County reported experiencing lifetime asthma. In addition, asthma is the leading cause of hospital emergency department visits and school absenteeism.

Free tools to quit smoking

Free tools to quit smoking

Pasco County, Florida -- Gulfcoast North Area Health Education Center is partnering with Pasco County Health Department to offer a FREE 2.5 hour quit tobacco program to anyone interested in quitting tobacco use.

The program provides optional FREE nicotine replacement therapy including patches, lozenge or gum. It is sponsored by the Florida Department of Health.

EXTRA: 5 things to lower your cable bill

St. Petersburg, FL -- If you have cable then you know it can be expensive. But experts say there are 5 things you can go to get a better rate and save money.

First, do some research, shop around and play the competition card.

Law enforcement memorial to honor fallen officers

Law enforcement memorial to honor fallen officers

Pasco, Florida -- Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco invites the public to attend the 2013 Pasco Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Service, scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3.

The event will take place on the north lawn of the Historic Courthouse, located at 37918 Meridian Avenue in Dade City.

The memorial honors eight officers killed in the line of duty in Pasco County from 1909 with Deputy Sheriff Shelly Nicks to 2011 when Hernando County Deputy Sheriff John Mecklenburg was killed in Pasco County while pursuing a driver on U.S. Highway 41.