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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...
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...
SPRING HILL – Jesse Kolberg is a senior at Springstead High School, an exemplary student, an Eagle Scout, and the captain of his soccer team at the Hernando Soccer Club. After high school, Jesse hopes to attend the University of Florida with aspirations of someday practicing law. But what led R News to feature Jesse in our Spotlight Adventure Coast Journal series is what he did to help Hernando County a little bit safer. Jesse wanted to do something "big" to help his c...
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...
SPRING HILL – Last week, R News received numerous tips from concerned citizens who reported seeing what appeared to be a drug raid at a residence on Spring Hill Drive. It wasn't until yesterday that R News obtained the nightmarish details of what was occurring inside the residence that prompted the raid. According to an arrest affidavit, on January 2, 2024, detectives with the Hernando County Sheriff's Office met with a woman who claimed her live-in boyfriend of 10 years h...
UPDATE: January 10, 2023 - According to a spokesperson for Hernando County Fire Rescue, investigators have determined that the fire is not suspicious at this time and that faulty electrical wiring in an adjacent shipping container is what led to the fire. Officials say the main structure did sustain damage as a result of the fire. HERNANDO BEACH – An investigation is underway into a commercial fire that damaged the Drunken Mullet Restaurant (VIDEO) in Hernando Beach on S...
BROOKSVILLE – A Brooksville man is behind bars today after investigators with the Hernando County Sheriff's Office discovered dozens of images containing child pornography. According to officials, detectives received a tip that a male subject may be in possession of child pornography and acquired a search warrant for the suspect's residence. On Monday, detectives made contact with 56-year-old Carl Hatfield at his home located at 5220 Oney Drive and discovered 64 images of c...
SPRING HILL – 2023 was a year of conflict and controversies over inappropriate books, movies, and conduct in Hernando County Schools, and it looks like 2024 might be starting out the same way. Bob Hampton, a parent of a 7th grade Gulf Coast Academy middle school student contacted R News today with a complaint about his daughter's homework. According to Hampton, while looking through his daughter's backpack, he discovered a math worksheet titled "What is a Nudist?" Next to t...
BROOKSVILLE – The Hernando County Sheriff's Office is reporting the arrest of a Pasco County-based juvenile corrections officer after investigators discovered child pornography inside his Weeki Wachee home. According to officials, on December 23, 2023, detectives received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children who advised that a male subject had been viewing child pornography. Through their investigation, detectives identified 34-year-old W...
HERNANDO – The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood warning for Hernando County until Wednesday, January 10th at 7:00 a.m. Experts say water could rise 2-3 feet above sea level, causing significant flooding along the coast. Winds are expected to gust as high as 40 mph, which will push water into the coast during high tide on Tuesday afternoon. Sandbags are available at Linda Pederson Park on Shoal Line Blvd on Tuesday, January 9th from 8:00 am to 3:00 p...
BROOKSVILLE – A Brooksville man is facing federal charges after officials say he operated an elaborate money laundering scheme to hide millions he earned illegally through digital currency transactions. 53-year-old Maximiliano Franco Pilipis was taken into custody on Thursday, on an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) hold, to face charges related to bank fraud and money laundering. According to a complaint filed last November in U.S. District Court, Southern District of I...
BROOKSVILLE – A Hudson man is behind bars in Hernando County for First Degree Murder after officials say he provided a deadly dose of fentanyl to an acquaintance last year. According to official reports, on June 29, 2023, 38-year-old Aaron Clark was contacted by 40-year-old Robert Scott Fowler who asked Clark to provide him with "Fetty Wap" (Fentanyl). Fowler told Clark that he was bored from being on house arrest and was looking to get high. Later that day, Clark met with F...
BROOKSVILLE – Last month, R News received numerous tips from anonymous sources inside the Hernando County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) who claimed the former deputy and agency "Sex Party Ringleader" Joseph McClellan had been arrested due to a domestic dispute. R News immediately began investigating those claims and discovered that the altercation may have arisen from McClellan discovering his wife was being unfaithful. According to reports, on December 21, 2023, Sheriff's D...
MASARYKTOWN – An investigation is underway into a fire that damaged a duplex at the 16000 block of Wilson Blvd. There are no reports of injuries at this time, however, there are unconfirmed reports that a dog may have been inside the residence at the time of the fire. The State Fire Marshal is on the scene investigating the cause of the fire at this time....
RIDGE MANOR – An early morning hit-and-run crash claimed the life of a Ridge Manor man after he was struck by a vehicle on US-301. The crash occurred around 6:45 a.m., say officials, when the 44-year-old victim was struck from behind while traveling southbound, south of Running Pon Lane. Officials say the victim was dragged over 350 feet before the bicycle became dislodged. The driver then fled the scene and did not render aid or call 911. The vehicle is believed to be an u...
BROOKSVILLE – Statistically, calls for service to domestic violence cases are some of the most unpredictable and dangerous calls investigated by law enforcement officers. That was just the case when Hernando County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a Brooksville residence yesterday, after reports that a pregnant woman was battered by her significant other. According to officials, after interviewing the alleged victim and observing injuries consistent with her testimony, d...
