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BROOKSVILLE - Several protestors gathered at an alleged illegal slaughterhouse Sunday, but the suspects had already fled the area and left several animals behind. Property owner Bill Maddox says he's been reporting the crimes since 2022 but the Sheriff has taken no action to stop it. CLICK HERE FOR FULL VIDEO REPORT ORIGINAL STORY...
NEW PORT RICHEY – A Land O Lakes woman died this morning after being struck by a vehicle on SR-54. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Honda Civic driven by a 40-year-old woman was stopped on the edge of SR-54 near Crescent Moon Drive. A Ford Explorer driven by a 21-year-old Lutz attempted to pass the vehicle when, for unknown reasons, the woman opened the driver side door and stepped into the path of his pickup truck. As a result, the woman was struck and suffered f...
BROOKSVILLE – The County's new Development Services Director Peter Schwarz has resigned after just eight months on the job, and sources say it may have been his only option to avoid termination. A confidential source inside Hernando County Government tells R News that Schwarz was accused of sexually harassing at least one employee. Officials would not confirm those allegations, but they did provide a copy of his resignation letter. In a letter submitted to County A...
SPRING HILL – The stabbing suspect who evaded capture for nearly a week has finally been taken into custody. On Tuesday, R News reported that the Hernando County Sheriff's Office waited three days to notify residents that a violent felon, who vowed to kill someone before returning to prison, was still roaming the streets of Spring Hill. FULL STORY The suspect, 39-year-old Steven Slattery slashed a man's face at a residence on Treehaven Drive last Saturday morning and then f...
BROOKSVILLE – Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis is in hot water today after an investigator with Animal Rescue Mission (ARM) claims he refused to issue arrest warrants for individuals operating an illegal slaughterhouse. ARM Investigator Richard Couto held a press conference today in Tampa, where he shared the horrific details of how owners Juan Ortiz and his son Juan Ortiz Jr used 2x4s and bats to beat animals to death before butchering and selling their meat to vendors a...
WEEKI WACHEE – Firefighters are on the scene of a structure fire on Dundee Way in the Heather Subdivision. Fire Officials say they responded to the 7400 block of Dundee Way earlier this afternoon after reports of a residential fire. Upon entering the structure, firefighters determined it was a hoarder home which made battling the blaze extremely difficult. No one was inside the home at the time of the fire and no injuries have been reported....
SPRING HILL – On Saturday, R News received information about a stabbing that occurred in the area of Treehaven Drive. Today, officials released information about the incident and advised that the violent suspect is still at large. According to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office, around 2:15 a.m. Saturday, Sheriff's Deputies and Fire Rescue responded to 6715 Treehaven Drive in reference to an injured person. Upon arrival, they located the victim who had a severe laceration to...
BROOKSVILLE – Three suspects could face decades behind bars on charges of Human Trafficking which sources say may have involved underage victims. R News received a tip this afternoon regarding the arrests of Jarrod Alamo, 20, Jerry Berrios, 40, and Troy Hartman, 61. All three suspects were taken into custody over the weekend but there is no record of their arrests on the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Jail website. The suspects are, however, listed on a second inm...
SPRING HILL – The Hernando County Sheriff's Office is investing separate unrelated stabbings that occurred this week, but the details of those incidents are not being released. The first incident occurred Saturday on Treehaven Drive, according to neighbors who contacted R News, but the Sheriff's Office has not responded to requests for information regarding the incident. One source says the male victim suffered non-life-threatening facial injuries. The second incident o...
BROOKSVILLE – A Spring Hill man died this morning in a two-vehicle crash on Fort Dade Ave. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 20-year-old man was traveling eastbound in a Dodge Dakota when he crossed over the center line, west of Cobb Road, and collided with a Ford F150 pickup truck. The 48-year-old driver of the Ford and his 17-year-old passenger suffered only minor injuries. The driver of the Dodge was transported a trauma center where he later died from his i...
