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

    Tom Lemons, September 12, 2024|Updated 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 A...

  • Sheriff: Detention Deputy Took Her Own Life

    Tom Lemons, September 12, 2024|Updated 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 incident....

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

    Tom Lemons|Updated 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 t...

  • Hernando County First Responders Remember September 11, 2001

    Tom Lemons, September 11, 2001|Updated 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 HCF...

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

    Tom Lemons, September 10, 2024|Updated 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 V...

  • Search for Armed Burglary Suspect Underway

    Tom Lemons, September 9, 2024|Updated 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 knife....

  • Hudson Woman Charged with DUI Manslaughter in Fatal Crash

    Tom Lemons, September 8, 2024|Updated 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 f...