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  • Attorney Says Her Client was Wrongfully Convicted, Murderer Walks Free

    Staff Writer, August 29, 2024|Updated Aug 29, 2024

    BROOKSVILLE, FL – A near 10-year-old homicide case came to a close last week after the suspect was found guilty on a lesser charge of manslaughter in the death of an 18-year-old Brooksville man. Defense Attorney Debra Tuomey says her client is innocent and that the person responsible for the crime turned State's Witness to avoid being charged. On September 15, 2015, 18-year-old Dylan Thornton's body was discovered in a field near Sunshine Grove Road, after he disappeared f...

  • St. Petersburg Man Struck and Killed Crossing US-19

    Staff Writer|Updated Sep 18, 2022

    HUDSON – A St. Petersburg man is dead after he was struck by a vehicle on US-19. According to officials, the 52-year-old victim was crossing US-19 at Viva Via Drive, when he was struck by a pickup truck, driven by a 72-year-old Port Richey man. The incident occurred around 10:00 p.m. Saturday. The victim suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene....