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  • Shootout in Spring Hill Injures Two, No Comment from Officials on Motive

    Tom Lemons, September 21, 2024|Updated Sep 21, 2024

    SPRING HILL, FL – Earlier this afternoon R News reported two shooting incidents that officials now say are related. Around 4:00 p.m. today, deputies responded to the area of Holiday Drive and Newhope Road to investigate a shooting. Officials say two men were injured during a shootout, but their injuries are not life-threatening. There are no further details at this time....

  • Remains of Missing Webster Man Found Along Highway, Victim of Hit and Run

    Tom Lemons, September 21, 2024|Updated Sep 21, 2024

    DADE CITY, FL – A tragic end to the search for a Webster man who disappeared from his home earlier this month. On September 8th, officials say 63-year-old Boby Joe McCall walked away from his home on Kramer Street to try and purchase a car title on Snyder Street, less than a mile from his home. On Thursday, authorities received a tip about a hit-and-run victim lying on the side of US-301, north of SR-50. The Florida Highway Patrol responded and confirmed the deceased to be M...

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

    Tom Lemons, September 19, 2024|Updated Sep 21, 2024
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    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. S...

  • ATV Shooter to Serve 65 Years for Attempted Murder

    Tom Lemons, September 19, 2024|Updated 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 i...

  • Webster Man Disappears Under Mysterious Circumstances

    Tom Lemons, September 18, 2024|Updated 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 h...

  • Spring Hill Man Charged with Distributing Child Pornography

    Tom Lemons, September 17, 2024|Updated 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 details into the in...