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Last Updated: July 23rd, 2008 09:01 PM

3 Charged In Pasco Drug Deal Gone 'Very, Very Bad' It was a drug deal gone "very, very bad" and someone ended up dead, Pasco County Sheriff's Office Detective Lisa Shoneman said today, summing up a fatal shooting Sunday. By today, the three men detectives think are responsible for the slaying of Pedro Perez were behind bars and facing felony murder charges. more info

Man Accused Of Raping Pregnant Teen On Trial Today Steven Anthony Vanwart of Land O' Lakes is accused of raping an 18-year-old girl who was four months pregnant. more info

Pasco Commissioners Set Tentative Tax Rate; Hearings Begin Sept. 8 County commissioners on Tuesday set a tentative tax rate of $5.43 per $1,000 of property valuation for the upcoming 2008-09 fiscal year – the same rate homeowners paid this year. Property owners will, however, save an estimated $115 each in the coming year, however, thanks to statewide property tax reform, a slow economy and a trimmed down budget of $980 million. Homeowners in August will receive notices from the property appraiser showing their estimated taxes for the coming year. Those in the county's fire and rescue taxing district also must pay 99.6 cents per $1,000 as well as school taxes, water district and mosquito control district fees and other assessments. Those in municipalities pay local taxes. more info

Nurse At Zephyrhills Prison Faces Drug Charges A nurse at the Zephyrhills Correctional Institution was arrested early this morning on charges of armed trafficking in cocaine, trafficking in cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia, Tampa police say. Oberdella Melvin, 46, was arrested at 12:25 a.m. A search warrant was executed at her home, 1105 Facet View Way in Valrico. more info

Port Richey Repeals Utility Tax Port Richey council members repealed the 10-percent utility tax that had been on the books since the 1960s. more info

5-Month Drug Probe Nets Dozens Of Arrests A five-month drug investigation targeting two drug-trafficking groups and four distribution cells throughout the state has culminated with nearly two dozen arrests this morning, officials said. Tampa and Plant City police, federal authorities and the sheriff's offices in Hillsborough, Pasco and Lee counties cooperated in the investigation. Forty-one people have been arrested. more info

2 Charged In Shooting Death Of Port Richey Man Pasco County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested two suspects in the shooting death of Pedro Perez, who was shot and killed Sunday at his residence, 6735 El Camino Paloma St., Port Richey. Antonio Arriaga, 22, of Hudson and Franklin Henry, 23, of New Port Richey were arrested Tuesday night and charged with first-degree murder. more info

Movie Times MOVIE TIMES Movie listings are submitted by Bay area theaters. They are subject to change without notice. These listings reflect only today's movie times. more info

Kindergarten Camp Prepares Students For the first time this year, kids entering kindergarten at Centennial Elementary School will be offered a crash course in becoming students and, organizers hope, have a lot of fun in the process. more info

Local Artist Earns N.Y. Acclaim "Visually stimulating," "intellectually satisfying" and "compelling." That's how Jill Smith described David Kastner's artwork in NY Arts magazine. more info

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