A woman browsing cars at a Florida dealership discovered an 8-foot-7-inch alligator next to a vehicle she was planning to test drive, witnesses said. Michael Chaparro, 24, a salesman at Sun Toyota in New Port Richey, said he called 911 after customer Denise Anderson, 33, spotted the mammoth reptile Tuesday morning near a Toyota Sequoia, the St.

Authorities allege it took six officers to restrain a drunken man accused of damaging a police car while growling and biting like a dog in Port Richey, Fla.

By Christian M. Wade, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Feb. 22--NEW PORT RICHEY -- The owners of Community Hospital don't think their aging facility on Grand Boulevard is worth as much as the Pasco County property appraiser says it is.

By David Sommer, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Feb. 2--NEW PORT RICHEY -- Aloha Utilities should be allowed to almost double residential water bills over the next two years, Florida Public Service Commission staff agreed late Friday.

By Ronnie Blair and David Sommer, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Jan. 26--NEW PORT RICHEY -- The Gulf Middle School Web site was shut down Friday after a link to a gay-pornography Internet site was discovered, school officials reported.