By Matt Wiley
A man is in critical condition, following a shooting at a home in Wesley Chapel.
According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), around 9:20 p.m. on October 9, a 22-year-old man, whose identity has not yet been released, was shot at his home on Eastport Dr. in Wesley Chapel by an unknown suspect.
By Matt Wiley
Restaurants and other potential development are on the horizon in Tampa Palms Area 3, as several parcels are headed to a public hearing for rezoning approval.
If approved at the Thursday, October 10 public hearing before the Tampa City Council, the proposed zoning change hopefully will bring more restaurants and other potential commercial development to parcels in the are
a of the Market Square shopping plaza, located at Commerce Palms Dr. and Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. and anchored by B.J.’s Wholesale Club and Bed, Bath & Beyond, as well as to two parcels adjacent to, and across the street from, the Chase Bank at BBD and Cypress Preserve Dr. and one just south of Lowe’s Home Improvement.Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
If you’re on Wesley Chapel roads, or any Florida road for that matter, stay off your phone. Or, off of the keyboard, at least, as Florida’s texting and driving ban has gone into effect. However, there are some exceptions.
On October 1, Florida became the 41st state to actively ban texting while driving. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), 3,400 crashes resulted from distraction by an electronic device in the state last year, 24 of which resulted in fatalities.
By Matt Wiley
A woman is dead following an early-morning head-on collision in New Tampa.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), just before 4 a.m. on September 20, Kunjummen Arun Babu, 18, of Zephyrhills, was driving north on Morris Bridge Rd. near Pictoral Park Dr., about half of a mile north of Cross Creek Blvd. in his 2010 Honda Accord. At the same time, Rita Marie Sutliff, 68, also of Zephyrhills, was driving south on Morris Bridge in her 2012 Ford Explorer. Both vehicles were traveling at about 50 m.p.h.Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
The man behind numerous business and auto burglaries in the Wesley Chapel and Zephyrhills areas is behind bars, following his arrest on September 16.
According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), Ramon Junior Rivera, 24, a convicted burglary felon (for burglary and weapons possession) who was released from prison last July, is the man behind at least ten business burglaries stretching from Wesley Chapel to Zephyrhills and even into Hillsborough County, deputies say.Continue reading