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BROOKSVILLE – An elderly man is behind bars tonight on a charge of Aggravated Manslaughter after officials say he suffocated his wife while she slept. During an interview with detectives, 89-year-old Robert Carl Duhrkopf explained that his wife Marly had dementia and that she recently suffered a stroke. On January 18, 2024, Duhrkopf says his wife begged him to help her and said, "I want to die." Later that evening Duhrkopf says he placed Marly in blankets and held her tight u...
SPRING HILL – Yesterday, R News broke the news of a hit and run crash that injured two crossing guards at the intersection of Northcliffe Blvd and Deltona Blvd. Today, officials released the identities of both crossing guards and the suspect who is charged with hitting them. According to a statement from the Hernando County Sheriff's Office, 911 operators received calls from witnesses who observed the driver of a tan sedan driving erratically in the area of Deltona Blvd. M...
UPDATE: There is one additional crime scene related to the hit and run at Northcliffe Blvd and Deltona Blvd. That is the location of the vehicle at Carthage Road and Deltona Blvd. SPRING HILL – There are unconfirmed reports that two school crossing guards have been struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash at the intersection of Deltona Blvd and Northcliffe Blvd. Sources say both victims have been transported to a trauma center for treatment, where their conditions are u...
UPDATE 4:49 P.M.: A statement provided by the Hernando County School District raises more questions regarding today's incident at Parrott Middle School. According to District Spokesperson Karen Jordan, "...the medical emergency involving a DSPMS student was not the result of a fall." R News has not received a response from the Sheriff's Office or Fire Rescue regarding the incident. BROOKSVILLE – An investigation is underway into an incident that occurred at Parrott Middle Scho...
WESLEY CHAPEL – The Florida Highway Patrol is reporting the death of two people after a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle occurred yesterday afternoon on SR-56. According to officials, a 30-year-old Tampa man was traveling westbound at a high rate of speed on a GSX-R600 approaching the entrance of the Wire Grass Mall at Piazza Ave. A Nissan Altima driven by a 32-year-old Wesley Chapel woman attempted to turn into the plaza from the eastbound turn lane and drove into t...
TAMPA – 1,313 demonstrators have been arrested, so far, since the massive protest that rocked Washington D.C. on January 6, 2020, and a Pasco man is the latest to plead guilty on a charge related to entering the Capitol. On Thursday, 37-year-old Ryan Yates of Holiday pled guilty to a charge of Civil Disorder and will be sentenced on June 12th. According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Yates entered the restricted area around the United States Capitol building and stood o...
BROOKSVILLE – Yesterday, Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis appeared in a rare in-person press conference alongside School District Superintended John Stratton to discuss incidents involving a firearm used by Springstead High School students According to Nienhuis, the chain of events started back on January 12th, when a deputy conducted a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle at Mariner Cay Apartments. When the deputy approached the vehicle, the suspect who Nienhuis says was 1...
SPRING HILL – According to the latest Data from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), only one manatee died in Hernando County last year, but just in the last thirty days, five manatees have been found dead in a small stretch of the Mudd River. Linda Farmer contacted R News after finding the dead mammals floating in the area of Mary's Fish Camp. Farmer says she has a few theories as to what is causing the deaths but until an investigation is complete, n...
BROOKSVILLE – A sixth-grade Parrot Middle School student caused quite a stir on a Hernando County school bus yesterday after he claimed to have weapons in his possession. Several Hernando County Sheriff's Deputies swarmed the bus on a service road near Weeping Willow Street and Cortez Blvd yesterday, after reports that the child had made threats to harm other students. According to the original statement by officials, a student was overheard saying he would "bring a gun to s...
UPDATE 6:04 P.M.: Officials have given the All Clear. Spring Hill Drive will reopen. BROOKSVILLE - Numerous Law Enforcement and Fire Rescue are on the scene of a construction site on Helicopter Drive, near the Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport, where a WWII-era bomb has been uncovered. Spring Hill Drive is shut down between US-41 and California Street and nearby businesses are being evacuated. The airport will cease operations until the ordnance has been removed or...
HERNANDO (CITRUS) – One person died Sunday after a horrific crash on North Carl G Rose Highway. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Ford F150 was traveling southbound at a high rate of speed and passing several vehicles on the shoulder, when it collided with the rear of a Honda Accord. The collision propelled the Honda into a bridge rail and a Ford F150 traveling northbound. The driver of the Honda, a 62-year-old Lecanto man was transported to a local hospital where h...
BROOKSVILLE – A former Pasco County Detention Deputy charged with possession of Child Pornography has been arrested again. The arrest stems from the January 5th arrest of 34-year-old William Wilkinson who worked as the Pasco Detention Deputy in the Juvenile Detention Center. According to officials, Wilkinson was found in possession of several images depicting adults engaging in sexual acts with young children. Wilkinson was booked into the Hernando County Jail and released o...
SPRING HILL – Yesterday, R News reported the shooting of a 17-year-old male victim that occurred inside a residence at Mariner Cay Apartments. After further investigation, officials deemed the shooting accidental. According to officials, 18-year-old Thesani James and his friends (the victim) were playing video games when James pulled a firearm out of his backpack to show the victim. James says he did not know the firearm was loaded when he pulled the trigger, striking his frie...
HERNANDO – Outsider political candidates in Hernando County are becoming formidable contenders against the establishment. And no one knows that better than candidate for District 1 Hernando County Commissioner Anthony Arenz, who already has one campaign under his belt. Arenz ran against now-Commissioner Jerry Campbell in 2022 and earned a surprising 30% of the vote, and that coming from someone who had no political experience and wasn't endorsed by the Grand Poobah of p...
HERNANDO COUNTY – Marvin Baynham is new to politics and has never run for public office, but the 31-year-old firefighter from Weeki Wachee believes people are ready for that kind of change in the Hernando Board of County Commissioners. According to his campaign website, Baynham is a Christian, husband, father, and conservative who graduated from Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor of Science in Child and Family Development. Baynham grew up in the tough neighborhoods o...
HERNANDO – A suspect is in custody after shooting a 17-year-old in the back at a local apartment complex. The shooting occurred at Mariner Cay Apartments located on Ridgeline Road (Northcliffe and Mariner) just after noon today. The victim was transported to a trauma center where his condition is unknown at this time. The suspect fled the scene but was located a short time later at Bridgewater Club Apartments on Commercial Way. The suspect, who has yet to be identified, was t...
WEEKI WACHEE – Yesterday, R News broke the news of a stabbing that occurred on Sturbridge Court in the Heather subdivision. What was not initially reported was that the suspects and victim were juveniles. According to officials, Sheriff's Deputies converged in the area of Sturbridge Court just after 5:00 p.m. Monday, after a male juvenile suffered multiple stab wounds. Fire Rescue treated the victim and transported him to a trauma center in critical condition. His current c...
HERNANDO COUNTY – Law Enforcement and Fire Rescue were spread thin yesterday after several violent crimes occurred across the county including two shootings, a high-speed pursuit, and other brutal crimes. Yesterday, R News broke the news of both shootings; the first occurring on Timber Lane in Brooksville. According to a statement released this morning, around 7:25 a.m. on Sunday, 911 dispatchers received reports of a shooting that occurred on Timber Lane in Brooksville. A c...
BROOKSVILLE – A woman is in custody after an early morning shooting that left a male victim in critical condition. According to sources, 911 received a call about a shooting on Timber Lane around 7:25 a.m. this morning. Before deputies arrived on scene, the female suspect fled in a vehicle and was observed reaching speeds in excess of 100 mph. Deputies finally caught up with the suspect in the area of Lake Lindsay Road, where they placed the woman into custody. The victim w...
TAMPA – The case of the stolen dog has finally come to a close, after the Hernando County Sheriff's Office says they've arrested an Amazon driver accused of the theft that took place last year. Two days before Christmas, Nichole Exline told R News that her beloved French Bulldog, Kali, had been taken by a temporary Amazon driver. Her suspicions grew after watching video of the suspect delivering a package to her door at the same time of Kali's disappearance. She became more c...
BROOKSVILLE – Last week, R New received a very disturbing viewer tip who stated a deceased infant had been located in a wooded area and was concerned that there had been no media coverage. According to the source, the deceased infant was found in the woods near Cortez Blvd and Hwy 50 (Truck Route) on the evening of Friday, January 12th. The source said the information was credible because it came from someone she knew personally. R News inquired about the incident with the H...
BROOKSVILLE – Firefighters responded to an early morning structure fire inside the Brookridge Mobile Home Community that claimed the lives of several cats. Upon arrival at the 8000 block of Morelli Ave, firefighters discovered a fully involved mobile home. All occupants escaped without injury, but three cats perished in the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation....
SPRING HILL – Just before Christmas last year, Sterling Hills resident Nichol Exline discovered that her family's beloved French Bulldog "Kali" had disappeared from the front yard of her residence on Copper Hill Road. It didn't take long for Exline to realize that Kali had not run away; instead, she'd been taken by an Amazon driver. Surveillance video taken on December 22, 2023, shows an Amazon driver pulling into Exline's driveway, delivering a package to her front door, and...
SPRING HILL – Yesterday, R News reported the suicide of a Spring Hill man who allegedly hung himself at a residence on Elkin Ave. After speaking with a family member today, we learned that the man who hung himself had just committed a gruesome murder inside his own home. Shyanna Enos tells R News that her brother, 25-year-old Dakota Lee Croft killed his uncle William Trudell inside the home on Elkin Ave. Enos says his friend 33-year-old Dustin McMillan helped Croft kill T...
HERNANDO BEACH – A woman who shot her ex-boyfriend and then held two children hostage walked out of the Hernando County Jail Thursday with a reduced charge and time served. On June 24, 2023, Hernando County Sheriff's Deputies rushed to a residence on Flounder Ave after reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, they made contact with the victim, John Cantwell, at a nearby residence who had suffered a gunshot wound to his abdomen. Deputies soon learned that Cantwell had been shot b...
