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PORT RICHEY – A bullying incident outside a local middle school led to a woman's arrest after officials say she battered a 12-year-old female student who was walking to her parent's car. According to reports and cellphone video taken at the scene, on Thursday, August 24th, several students were walking westbound on Ridge Road after being released from Chasco Middle School. As the group left school grounds, a female student grabbed the backpack of another student and began s...
HERNANDO – In response to damage caused by Hurricane Idalia, FEMA has approved a Federal Declaration for Individual Assistance applications for Hernando County. Anyone wishing to apply for FEMA assistance can apply on the FEMA.gov website....
BROOKSVILLE – Sad news to report this morning, after a volunteer search team located the bodies of the missing elderly couple that disappeared Tuesday from their home on Star Road. The family searched desperately in the area of downtown Brooksville, yesterday after cellphone pings pinpointed their location to be somewhere near the Health Department on S. Main Street. The family spoke with We Are the Essentials (WATE) who offered their services to locate 76-year-old Albert A...
BROOKSVILLE – A search is underway for an elderly couple who disappeared yesterday afternoon from the home on Star Road. Officials say 76-year-old Albert Allen and his wife 73-year-old Cynthia Allen were last seen on Tuesday at 3:15 p.m., when they drove away in their green 2005 Saturn Relay minivan bearing Florida tag 0016TM. Mr. Allen suffers from dementia and is deaf. Cynthia is partially paralyzed from a recent stroke. Neither took their medications with them when they l...
CLICK IMAGE FOR VIDEO HERNANDO COUNTY - All areas along the coast of Hernando County are closed to access due to rising waters and a second round of storm surge later this afternoon. Homeowners are being turned away at checkpoints. Officials expect a high tide at 1:25 p.m. today, which will make conditions worse along the coast. WREC has disconnected power to the regions, in an effort to prevent fires and danger of electrocution. There have already been several structure...
HERNANDO – Hurricane Idalia is heading into the Gulf of Mexico as a category 1 storm, but it is expected to strengthen and possibly make landfall as a major category 3 storm. Officials expect Idalia to make landfall somewhere around Cedar Key, resulting in a storm surge of 8-12 ft from Hernando County northward. High tide for Wednesday morning is scheduled for 2:15 a.m., which isn't good news for coastal regions. With high tide at 2.9 ft, storm surge could be as high as 15 f...
SPRING HILL – Fire Rescue is on the scene of a drowning involving a 2-year-old girl who was found in a residential pool on Dandelion Court. Sources say the toddler is not conscious or breathing and CPR is in progress. We will bring more on this as it develops. UPDATE 5:41 p.m.: The child has been resuscitated and is conscious and breathing. The child will be airlifted to a trauma center for treatment....
HERNANDO – The National Weather Service has issued a Hurricane Warning from Franklin County, south to Manatee County, which includes, Citrus, Hernando, and Pasco Counties. Officials with Hernando County Emergency Management held a press conference this morning to provide an update on what is expected to be Hurricane Idalia by the time it reaches our area. Officials say a mandatory evacuation will go into effect tomorrow morning and they urge anyone living in a low-lying a...
