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HERNANDO – There isn't a city, town, or suburb that hasn't been affected by the fentanyl crisis plaguing our country. With approximately 10,000 immigrants crossing the U.S. southern border every day, there isn't much that can be done to stop the deadly flow of fentanyl into the U.S., so residents want to know what local officials are doing to help protect the community. In 2022, Florida had over 5,083 drug overdose deaths, with 2,744 of those related to fentanyl. Data for H...
HERNANDO/PASCO – Over the last few weeks, R News has received multiple tips from residents regarding animal mutilations. Several weeks ago, an Aripeka woman contacted R News after her daughter discovered a badly mutilated deer at the entrance to the Aripeka Preserve. The deer was skinned and dismembered, and the head was placed on a fence post. On September 24th, Daina Simons says she called the Hernando County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) and Florida Fish & Wildlife C...
SPRING HILL – An alleged Fentanyl dealer is behind bars today on a drug-related homicide charge. Officials have not released details of the homicide investigation, but according to jail records, 36-year-old Jonathon Lazaro Vaz is charged with Distribution of Fentanyl that Caused Death, Sell or Delivery of Opium, and Using a 2 Way Communication Device to Facilitate a Felony. Vaz is currently held without bond at the Hernando County Jail. We will bring more on this story if a...
HERNANDO – R News receives a lot of requests from our readers to cover more inspirational and uplifting news, but as a small independent outlet, it's difficult to sacrifice our resources and ignore breaking news that is important to the community - but a compromise is on its way. Historically, R News and the former Real News Real Fast would respond to real-time crime, crashes, and other first responder incidents by monitoring emergency radio traffic. Unfortunately, Hernando C...
