R News is Your News
R News is Your News
Sorted by date Results 1 - 11 of 11
BUTLER, Pennsylvania – At least two people are confirmed dead, including the shooter, after an assassination attempt was carried out against former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally. Trump was struck on the right side of his head after several shots were fired in his direction. Secret Service immediately surrounded Trump and rushed him to an awaiting vehicle. The shooter was shot and killed at the scene. There are unconfirmed reports that a third attendee is in c...
HUDSON – The Florida Highway Patrol is asking for help in identifying a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian late Friday evening. According to officials, just after 10:00 p.m. Friday, a 2010-2011 Mazda was traveling southbound on Old Dixie Highway, south of Hudson Ave, when the driver struck a 67-year-old woman who was utilizing a walker. The driver fled the scene and did not notify authorities of the accident. The victim was transported to a n...
SPRING HILL – The seventh annual Politics in the Park event went off without a hitch last night at Challenger K-8 but only one thing was missing – voters. Every two years the Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce hosts the usually packed event, where residents have an opportunity to talk to candidates face-to-face. Throughout the evening, each candidate has an opportunity to deliver a short speech in the auditorium in front of a normally packed house, but this time the a...
DADE CITY (HERNANDO) – Hernando County Fire Rescue responded to an accident with injuries this afternoon that resulted in a hazmat incident. According to officials, Fire Rescue responded to the area of Cortez Blvd and Olancha Road around 1:00 p.m. after a rear end collision caused Muriatic Acid to spill onto the roadway. The Florida Highway Patrol shut down the roadway until a Hazmat crew could remove the corrosive chemical. One patient was airlifted to a trauma center with s...
BROOKSVILLE – The Hernando County Sheriff's Office is reporting the arrest of a teenager who they say was in possession of child pornography and sexually abused an 8-year-old family member. Officials say on June 16th, detectives received information 17-year-old Noah Smith had downloaded child pornography from the internet. A search warrant was served on the social media provider which revealed that Smith was in possession of 10 files containing child sexual abuse material. O...
FLORIDA – A Citrus County Commission candidate is fighting to stay on the ballot after a minor technicality prompted the Supervisor of Elections to disqualify him. Republican Jesse Rumson filed in June of 2023 to run against incumbent Holly Davis, also a Republican, in the District 5 Primary. On June 6th of this year, Rumson filed a Candidate Oath form but failed to check yes or no to the question whether he owed campaign finance violation fines. Supervisor of Elections M...
BROOKSVILLE – Just over a year after it was passed, the Hernando Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) overturned an ordinance that prohibited anyone from operating an ATV on unpaved roadways. Commissioner Steve Champion led the effort after several Royal Highlands residents said the measure is overreaching, restricts basic freedoms, and allowed the Sheriff's Office to conduct traffic stops without probable cause. Commissioner Champion, who cast the only "No Vote" when the o...
Dear Speaker Mike Johnson and Leader Mitch McConnell: President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act has been an across-the-board failure. The law arguably made inflation worse by wasting billions on progressive boondoggles such as "Green New Deal" tax credits that benefit China, electric vehicle giveaways, and bigger handouts to insurance companies and affluent families who enroll in Obamacare. The law imposed costly new taxes on U.S. businesses that employ millions of Americans....
FLORIDA – A recent report by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration suggests a decrease in the number of abortions performed in the state. The data, released on July 1, 2024, shows 36,221 abortions for the 2024 year, compared to the previous month's tally of 32,081. However, it's important to note that these figures may not fully capture the impact of recent legislation. Florida enacted a 15-week abortion ban in July 2022, with exceptions for medical emergencies. A...
WEBSTER – One person is dead, and two others injured in a multivehicle crash involving a tractor trailer. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Ford Expedition driven by a 69-year-old Winter Garden man was traveling westbound on SR-50 and ran a red light at SR-471. As a result, the driver struck the passenger side of a tractor trailer driven by a 58-year-old North Port man. Subsequently, the tractor trailer traveled into the southbound lanes where it collided with a H...
BROOKSVILLE – Democrat Candidate for County Commissioner Kathleen Cummings has died, sources say. Fire Rescue responded to her residence on Winding Creek Drive after receiving reports that Cummings was discovered unresponsive inside her home on Saturday. Cummings taught 12th-grade English at Springstead High School and planned to return to teaching this fall. A close friend of Cummings, Carla Johns, tells R News, "Despite our political difference, Cummings was an amazing p...
