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New Mary W. Sierra Family YMCA in Wesley Chapel Set to Open Its Doors Next Month

The Tampa YMCA says construction on its long-awaited Wesley Chapel branch is on schedule, with more than 100 families already signed up and doors opening in September.

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Public Safety

Sheriff Nocco Ends Pasco's License Plate Camera Program, Effective Sept. 30

Sep 1, 2026

Business & Development

Double Branch and Abbey Crossings: What's Actually Rising Along SR 52 North of Wesley Chapel

Aug 31, 2026

Business & Development

First Apartments Open at The Oasis at Two Rivers in Wesley Chapel

Aug 30, 2026

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Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus of Pasco County

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Fire Destroys Cobalt Apartments Building on Jermyn Loop, Leaving About 400 Wesley Chapel Residents Without Homes

A four-story building at the Cobalt Apartments off Wesley Chapel Boulevard was gutted Thursday afternoon, displacing roughly 400 people from more than 90 units. Nobody was seriously hurt, but the building is a total loss and crews expect to work the site for days.

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Business & Development

384 Apartments Break Ground at SR 56 and Meadow Pointe Boulevard, With Leasing Set for 2028

Aventon Companies paid $16.25 million for nearly 20 acres at the intersection and has started work on a 384-unit rental community around a pond. First move-ins are not expected until early 2028.

Aug 203 min read

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Government & Politics

Election Day: Wesley Chapel's Pultorak Takes On Maggard in a Closed Primary That Likely Decides the House 54 Seat

Polls are open until 7 p.m. today in the Republican primary for Florida House District 54, where Wesley Chapel firefighter Michael Pultorak is challenging two-term incumbent Randy Maggard on growth and infrastructure. Because a write-in candidate qualified in June, only registered Republicans can vote, and the winner is almost certain to take the seat.

Aug 184 min read

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Healthcare

Stroke Patients Won't Leave Pasco Anymore: AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Opens Clot-Removal Suite Monday

The hospital on Bruce B. Downs unveils a biplane neurointerventional suite Aug. 17, letting specialists pull clots out of the brain through a catheter instead of shipping severe stroke patients out of the county.

Aug 163 min read

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Government & Politics

Last Day to Early Vote: Three Wesley Chapel Sites Close at 6 Tonight

Saturday is the final day of early voting in Pasco County's 2026 primary, with three Wesley Chapel sites open until 6 p.m. After that, voting moves to assigned precincts on Tuesday, Aug. 18.

Aug 153 min read

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Alerts

Wesley Chapel 13-Year-Old Reported Missing Friday Has Been Found Safe

The Pasco Sheriff's Office says the girl, reported missing Friday evening along State Road 56, was found late Friday night and is safe. The alert has been cancelled.

Aug 151 min read

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Community

New Wesley Chapel Fire Station Opens Its Bays to the Public Today: Ribbon Cutting at 4, Tours Until 7

Pasco County Fire Rescue's Station 2 on CR 54 went into service a month ago. Today the doors open for the neighborhoods it was built to reach, with a ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. and an open house running to 7.

Aug 143 min read

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Government & Politics

$100 Mailed Tickets: Pasco Weighs School-Zone Speed Cameras Two Days Before the First Bell

Pasco commissioners take up an ordinance Tuesday in Dade City that would put automated speed cameras in school zones countywide, with $100 notices mailed to anyone caught more than 10 mph over. Wesley Chapel students return Thursday, and here is exactly when the cameras could and could not be watching.

Aug 124 min read

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Alerts

West Nile Confirmed in Wesley Chapel Area

The Florida Department of Health in Pasco County issued a mosquito-borne illness advisory on July 30 after sentinel chickens near the south-central part of the county tested positive for West Nile virus. No human cases have been reported, and school starts Thursday at dawn.

Aug 104 min read

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Education

Pasco Schools Start Thursday: Every Wesley Chapel Bell Time for 2026-27

Classes resume Thursday, August 13, and several Wesley Chapel-area schools shifted start-time tiers, with elementary bells split between 9:40 and 9:50. Elementary Meet the Teacher is Monday.

Aug 93 min read

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Education

Pasco's Back-to-School Bus Hotline Opens Monday, Three Days Before the First Bell

Pasco County Schools' extended transportation call center runs Aug. 10 through Aug. 19 as students return Thursday, Aug. 13. New classroom screen-time limits start the same day, and SR 56 repaving begins Aug. 25.

Aug 84 min read

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Community

Free Back to School Bash Saturday at Avalon Park, Five Days Before Pasco's First Bell

Collide Community's free Back to School Bash runs 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at 4110 Avalon Park Blvd., and it lands on the same morning as Avalon Park's Downtown Saturday Market and a backpack giveaway at Kia of Wesley Chapel.

Aug 73 min read

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Education

Pasco Schools Earn an A, With No Campus Below a C for the First Time Since 2004

The state bumped Pasco County Schools from a B to an A for 2026, and every campus in the district landed at a C or better. The grades arrive a week before Wesley Chapel students head back on Thursday, Aug. 13.

Aug 63 min read

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Education

Pasco Caps Classroom Screen Time Starting Aug. 13: 30 Minutes in Kindergarten, 90 in High School

New district guidance limits "passive" screen time in every Pasco classroom, and it takes effect the day Wesley Chapel students go back. It also lands five days before parents vote on three school board seats.

Aug 54 min read

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Wesley Chapel Community Website — Local News & Community Updates

New Mary W. Sierra Family YMCA in Wesley Chapel Set to Open Its Doors Next Month

Sheriff Nocco Ends Pasco's License Plate Camera Program, Effective Sept. 30

Double Branch and Abbey Crossings: What's Actually Rising Along SR 52 North of Wesley Chapel

First Apartments Open at The Oasis at Two Rivers in Wesley Chapel

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Wesley Chapel's Vazquez Officially Set to Challenge Weightman for Pasco Commission Seat

Two Rivers' 6,547 Homes and a 35-Acre Surf Park Reach Their Final Pasco Vote

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Latest News

Fire Destroys Cobalt Apartments Building on Jermyn Loop, Leaving About 400 Wesley Chapel Residents Without Homes

384 Apartments Break Ground at SR 56 and Meadow Pointe Boulevard, With Leasing Set for 2028

Election Day: Wesley Chapel's Pultorak Takes On Maggard in a Closed Primary That Likely Decides the House 54 Seat

Stroke Patients Won't Leave Pasco Anymore: AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Opens Clot-Removal Suite Monday

Last Day to Early Vote: Three Wesley Chapel Sites Close at 6 Tonight

Wesley Chapel 13-Year-Old Reported Missing Friday Has Been Found Safe

New Wesley Chapel Fire Station Opens Its Bays to the Public Today: Ribbon Cutting at 4, Tours Until 7

$100 Mailed Tickets: Pasco Weighs School-Zone Speed Cameras Two Days Before the First Bell

West Nile Confirmed in Wesley Chapel Area

Pasco Schools Start Thursday: Every Wesley Chapel Bell Time for 2026-27

Pasco's Back-to-School Bus Hotline Opens Monday, Three Days Before the First Bell

Free Back to School Bash Saturday at Avalon Park, Five Days Before Pasco's First Bell

Pasco Schools Earn an A, With No Campus Below a C for the First Time Since 2004

Pasco Caps Classroom Screen Time Starting Aug. 13: 30 Minutes in Kindergarten, 90 in High School

Wesley Chapel Community Website — Local News & Community Updates

New Mary W. Sierra Family YMCA in Wesley Chapel Set to Open Its Doors Next Month

Sheriff Nocco Ends Pasco's License Plate Camera Program, Effective Sept. 30

Double Branch and Abbey Crossings: What's Actually Rising Along SR 52 North of Wesley Chapel

First Apartments Open at The Oasis at Two Rivers in Wesley Chapel

More Top Stories

Wesley Chapel's Vazquez Officially Set to Challenge Weightman for Pasco Commission Seat

Two Rivers' 6,547 Homes and a 35-Acre Surf Park Reach Their Final Pasco Vote

Community & Events

Run the Ranch Kickoff

Yarn for a Cause

Latest News

Fire Destroys Cobalt Apartments Building on Jermyn Loop, Leaving About 400 Wesley Chapel Residents Without Homes

384 Apartments Break Ground at SR 56 and Meadow Pointe Boulevard, With Leasing Set for 2028

Election Day: Wesley Chapel's Pultorak Takes On Maggard in a Closed Primary That Likely Decides the House 54 Seat

Stroke Patients Won't Leave Pasco Anymore: AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Opens Clot-Removal Suite Monday

Last Day to Early Vote: Three Wesley Chapel Sites Close at 6 Tonight

Wesley Chapel 13-Year-Old Reported Missing Friday Has Been Found Safe

New Wesley Chapel Fire Station Opens Its Bays to the Public Today: Ribbon Cutting at 4, Tours Until 7

$100 Mailed Tickets: Pasco Weighs School-Zone Speed Cameras Two Days Before the First Bell

West Nile Confirmed in Wesley Chapel Area

Pasco Schools Start Thursday: Every Wesley Chapel Bell Time for 2026-27

Pasco's Back-to-School Bus Hotline Opens Monday, Three Days Before the First Bell

Free Back to School Bash Saturday at Avalon Park, Five Days Before Pasco's First Bell

Pasco Schools Earn an A, With No Campus Below a C for the First Time Since 2004

Pasco Caps Classroom Screen Time Starting Aug. 13: 30 Minutes in Kindergarten, 90 in High School

FDOT Begins $19.8 Million Repaving of SR 56, Bruce B. Downs Through Wesley Chapel

After the Cobalt Fire: Donations Fill the Clubhouse, and Investigators Say 911 Wasn't Called for 25 Minutes

Wesley Chapel Apartments are Built to Code. That Is Why the Whole Building Burned.

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Villa Rosa Veterinary Hospital Cuts the Ribbon on Its New Turman Loop Home Today

Wesley Chapel 13-Year-Old Reported Missing Friday Has Been Found Safe

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