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Articles from the April 9, 2023 edition


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  • Teacher Removed from Student Contact - Officials Can't Figure Out Who to Blame

    Tom Lemons|Updated Jun 9, 2023

    SPRING HILL – On the heels of the Fox Chapel Middle School fiasco, School and Law Enforcement officials have done everything they can to pass the buck and shirk responsibility for how the situation was handled. From the moment R News broke the story on the Adventure Coast Journal Facebook page, parents demanded answers as to why a teacher who made threats towards children was not removed, why they weren't immediately notified, and why officials waited two weeks to release s...

  • Witness Chases Hit and Run Suspect until Deputies Arrive on Scene

    Tom Lemons|Updated Jun 9, 2023

    SPRING HILL – Hernando County Sheriff's Deputies are currently investigating a double hit and run crash in Spring Hill. A witness tells R News that the driver of a dark colored Hyundai Sonata struck two vehicles on Henderson Street and then fled the area while driving on three wheels. The witness, who wished to remain anonymous, says she followed the suspect until the vehicle became disabled at Meredith Drive and Gibraltar Street. Deputies arrived moments later and began t...

  • Three Students Overdose at Central High School

    Tom Lemons|Updated Jun 9, 2023

    BROOKSVILLE - Fire Rescue is on the scene of a triple overdose at Central High School, located on Ken Austin Pkwy. Sources say a 14-year-old girl ingested THC Infused edibles, also known as Delta 8, and passed out. Additional rescue units were dispatched after two additional students became ill. All three students were transported to a local hospital for treatment. The symptoms do not appear to be life-threatening, according to sources. It should be noted that the term...

  • Parents Outraged Over Teacher's Alleged "Threatening" Comments Made About Students

    Tom Lemons|Updated Jun 9, 2023

    SPRING HILL – Two weeks after alleged threatening comments were made by a Fox Chapel Middle School teacher Ashlee Belle Renczkowski, Principal Carmine Rufa sent a voice text message to parents, advising them of the incident and subsequent investigation. R News learned of the disturbing allegations one day before publishing the details on April 7th, and that didn't sit well with parents. Making things worse, the Hernando County School District (HCSD) attempted to conceal the i...

  • Firearms Seized at Teacher's Home During Threat Investigation, Parents Furious with Officials for Coverup

    Tom Lemons|Updated Jun 9, 2023

    SPRING HILL – On April 7th, R News broke the news of an incident that occurred at Fox Chapel Middle School on March 24th, involving a teacher who made homicidal and suicidal threats. Sources at the time told R News that Ashlee Belle Renczkowski, a transgender biological male teacher, told a fellow staff member that she wanted to shoot her students and then herself. R News immediately contacted the Hernando County Sheriff's Office, who refused to respond to our numerous r...

  • Child Found Unresponsive in Residential Pool

    Tom Lemons|Updated Apr 11, 2023

    SPRING HILL – Fire Rescue is on the scene of a drowning that occurred at a residence in the Pristine Place Subdivision. Sources say a 13-month-old girl was found in a residential pool at the 4000 block of St. Ives Blvd. The child is not conscious or breathing. We have just learned that CPR performed on the child was successful and that she is now breathing. Bayflite will airlift the child to a trauma center for treatment....