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BROOKSVILLE – A local Circuit Judge thought his divorce was coming to close without dispute, until his soon-to-be ex-wife raised new concerns over parental time-sharing and equitable distribution last week in a Hernando County Courtroom. Fifth Judicial Circuit Judge Joel Fritton filed for dissolution of marriage from his estranged wife Maria Fritton last year, and just like a lot of divorces, this one has proven to be quite a roller-coaster ride. Judge Fritton used to be g...
BROOKSVILLE – Last night, in a crescendo to the 2022-2023 Hernando County school year, hundreds of parents, teachers, and students converged at Hernando High School for the final school board meeting of the year. But they weren't there to honor the scholastic achievements of the alumni; instead, it was filled with hate, division, intolerance, and accusations of indoctrination. The Hernando County School district has been in complete chaos since early April, when R News b...
HERNANDO – The Hernando County Sheriff's Office is reporting the arrest of a woman who tried to solicit her ex-fiancé to carry out the murder of an unborn child. On April 12th, the Hernando County Sheriff's Office was contacted by the female victim, who was 11-weeks pregnant at the time, to report that someone was trying to kill her unborn child. The victim was contacted by her former fiancé, who told her that the suspect, identified as 21-year-old Haley Raborn, contacted the...
SPRING HILL - You can't yell "fire" in a movie theater and you can't joke about robbing a bank, but apparently, a Spring Hill woman didn't get the memo. Deputies responded to the Wells Fargo located at 1337 Commercial Way on Wednesday, after officials say a woman attempted to rob them. According to reports, 31-year-old Vanessa Christine Ortega, entered the bank holding a bright blue object in her left hand. The object reportedly resembled a firearm. Ortega raised the object,...
UPDATE: There are now unconfirmed reports that the victim may have died of natural causes as a result of being involved in the altercation. The Sheriff's Office has not released a statement or any details into the investigation. WEEKI WACHEE – An investigation is underway into the death of at least one person at an address on Bonnet Way. Deputies responded to the area of Galloway Road and Bonnet Way, after receiving reports of a possible stabbing, where a machete was a...
