September 20, 2024

  • Nienhuis, Campbell Attack Champion for Trying to Protect Taxpayers, Double-Digit Increase Proposed

    Tom Lemons, September 19, 2024 | Sep 19, 2024

    BROOKSVILLE – Each year, the Hernando Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) holds budget hearings to review each department's proposed increases and that often leads to a fiery debate between the most conservative County Commissioner and an extremely liberal County Sheriff. Last week's budget hearing proved no different than prior years when Commissioner Steve Champion asked Sheriff Al Nienhuis why he's asking for another double-digit increase and refuses to make cuts....

  • ATV Shooter to Serve 65 Years for Attempted Murder

    Tom Lemons, September 19, 2024 | Sep 19, 2024

    CITRUS COUNTY, FL – A Citrus Hills man will most likely spend the rest of his life behind bars after he shot at a group of ATV operators, severely injuring a teenager. FULL STORY 66-year-old Michael Regalski was found guilty during a trial last month for three counts of Attempted Second Degree Murder, Shooting at an Occupied Vehicle, and Tampering with Evidence. Earlier today, Judge Joel Fritton sentenced Regalski to 65 years in the Florida Department of Corrections. Even...

  • Webster Man Disappears Under Mysterious Circumstances

    Tom Lemons, September 18, 2024 | Sep 19, 2024

    WEBSTER – A search is underway for a missing Webster man who disappeared from his home earlier this month. According to officials, on September 8, 2024, 63-year-old Boby Joe McCall walked away from his home on Kramer Street to try and purchase a vehicle title on Snyder Street, less than a mile away. Investigators say McCall never reached his destination and did not return home. Officials say McCall's family did not report McCall missing until September 13th, four days after...

  • Spring Hill Man Charged with Distributing Child Pornography

    Tom Lemons, September 17, 2024 | Sep 18, 2024

    SPRING HILL – The Hernando County Sheriff's Office is reporting the arrest of a Spring Hill man who they say possessed and distributed child pornography. A search warrant was executed at a residence on Crossline Drive in the Sterling Hills subdivision this morning, where detectives arrested 21-year-old Caleb Elijah Sumner on related charges. Sumner is held without bond at the Hernando County Jail at this time. Officials have not released...

  • Spring Hill Man Charged After Scamming Pedophiles and Possessing Images of Animals Involved in Sex

    Tom Lemons, September 12, 2024 | Sep 12, 2024

    SPRING HILL, FL – The Hernando County Sheriff's Office has announced the arrest of a Spring Hill man who lured pedophiles into believing they could purchase images of child pornography on a social media site. During a search warrant, Investigators didn't locate child pornography, but they did locate images of sexual activity with animals. According to officials, a tip led detectives to a residence located at 10512 Blythville Road on Wednesday, where they say 34-year-old...

  • Sheriff: Detention Deputy Took Her Own Life

    Tom Lemons, September 12, 2024 | Sep 12, 2024

    BROOKSVILLE, FL – Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis announced the death of a female Detention Deputy during a County Budget hearing this evening. Nienhuis did not identify or share further details regarding the...

  • Threats Made Against Several Schools, Officials Say Hernando County Not Mentioned

    Tom Lemons | Sep 12, 2024

    HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – The Hernando County School Board has notified parents of a series of threatening statements made against several schools. In a statement to all parents, school officials said, "Local law enforcement agencies, throughout the area, are aware of an individual who is believed to be responsible for personal writings that express homicidal thoughts and includes a broad list of local sites and schools- HCSD schools are listed. The individual makes NO threat...

  • Hernando County First Responders Remember September 11, 2001

    Tom Lemons, September 11, 2001 | Sep 11, 2024

    HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – Today Hernando County Fire Rescue did their part in memorializing the tragic events of 9/11. Chief Hasenmeier and other First Responders gathered to remember the hundreds of responders and thousands of civilian and military personnel who lost their lives on and after 9-11-2001. "It has been 23 years since the event that changed our country forever. Let us never forget the sacrifices countless numbers of people made that day." – A Facebook post from...

  • Violence Breaks Out During P&Z Meeting, Two People Face Several Charges

    Tom Lemons, September 10, 2024 | Sep 11, 2024

    BROOKSVILLE, FL – Two people were arrested during a Hernando County Planning and Zoning Committee meeting Monday after a woman blasted committee members over a proposed low-income housing project being considered near Cortez Blvd and Mariner Blvd. Several residents living near the proposed development attended the event to voice opposition of the project but one woman took things to the extreme when she refused to abide by the committee's rules of decorum. CLICK HERE FOR...

  • Search for Armed Burglary Suspect Underway

    Tom Lemons, September 9, 2024 | Sep 10, 2024

    RIDGE MANOR – Hernando County Sheriff's Deputies are searching for an armed burglary suspect who fled from the area of Reynolds Street and Dale Anne Drive. Officials say the suspect jumped into the Withlacoochee River in an attempt to reach Pasco County. The suspect is described as a white male, bald, no shirt, jean shorts, and is armed with a...

  • Hudson Woman Charged with DUI Manslaughter in Fatal Crash

    Tom Lemons, September 8, 2024 | Sep 9, 2024

    HUDSON, FL – An arrest has been made in an early morning fatal crash on US-19 that claimed the life of a 21-year-old Inverness man. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 25-year-old Melissa Annette Lopez was traveling northbound on US-19 while the driver of a Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling southbound. At the intersection of Sea Ranch Drive, Lopez turned left under a flashing yellow light into the path of the motorcycle. The impact caused the motorcycle to burst into...

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