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UPDATE: The following is a statement from the Pasco Sheriff's Office: Update: Pasco Sheriff’s Office is providing an update on the shooting into an occupied dwelling that occurred in the Pioneer Trl. area of Port Richey on June 21 around 3:35 a.m. Preliminary information indicates that Kenneth Ohmann, 49, and Thomas Philpot, 33, attempted to break into an occupied home and fired multiple shots into the residence. At the time of the incident, there were numerous victims i...
SPRING HILL - Two people survived a small plane crash this afternoon when the aircraft they were flying suddenly lost power. According to sources, an instructor and student were flying a small single-engine aircraft along the coast when they lost power to the engine and attempted to land on Pine Island Drive. The plane struck a tree when it touched down, causing catastrophic damage to the aircraft. Both the instructor and student pilot were uninjured in the crash. American...
SPRING HILL – A former member of the Republican Executive Committee (REC) resigned last week, stating he can no longer tolerate the level of corruption among its members. Combat veteran and former candidate for Hernando County Commissioner Mike Fulford says he's been a registered Republican for 44 years and considers himself to be a patriot and true conservative. Fulford also serves as a commissioner for the Hernando County Planning and Zoning Committee and was an active m...
SPRING HILL – An early morning altercation between two brothers left one shot and the other charged with attempted murder. According to officials, deputies responded to an address on Stillwater Ave around 5:00 a.m. this morning, after receiving reports of a shooting. No other details were released until this afternoon when reporters confronted Sheriff Nienhuis about the incident during a press conference. Nienhuis says the two brothers were arguing about one of them leaving t...
BROOKSVILLE – On Saturday, the Hernando County Sheriff's Office reported the death of an inmate at the Hernando County Detention Center. Today, Sheriff Al Nienhuis provided more details into what happened and identified the suspect and victim. According to Nienhuis, the suspect, 35-year-old William Gillespie was being held in the medical unit after suffering injuries from an earlier altercation with an inmate. While being removed from the cell for an interview regarding the ea...
HERNANDO – It's not the "October Surprise" but R News stumbled upon a technicality regarding the campaigns of two local candidates who could face disqualification due to filing the wrong form. While reviewing candidate documents on the Hernandovotes.gov website, R News discovered that Sheriff Al Nienhuis filed a form DS-DE 9 (Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designations of Campaign Depository for Candidates), that is not the current state-approved revised version. The l...
CYRSTAL RIVER – Residents along the coast reported seeing several waterspouts and tornados yesterday afternoon that officials say damaged homes, trees, and powerlines in west Citrus County. Tailor Burbank happened to be on his boat when he captured incredible video of a waterspout that eventually crossed over land and destroyed two waterfront homes. Burbank says he was as close as 100 yards from the waterspout that eventually flattened two wooden structures in front of his e...
