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  • Woman's Body Discovered in Weeki Wachee, Foul Play Suspected

    Tom Lemons, September 17, 2023|Updated Sep 17, 2023

    WEEKI WACHEE - A woman's body has been discovered at an address on Darts Street in Weeki Wachee. There are unconfirmed reports that the body was wrapped in plastic. Officials say foul play is suspected. An investigation is underway and there are no further details at this time....

  • Body Discovered Floating on the Withlacoochee River

    Tom Lemons, September 17. 2023|Updated Sep 17, 2023

    DADE CITY (HERNANDO) – An investigation is underway into the discovery of a body that was found floating in the Withlacoochee River. Fire Rescue located the deceased on the riverbank near the 33000 block of Ranch Road after a passerby reported seeing the body in the area. The investigation is just getting underway and there are no further details at this time....

  • Investigation Underway into Convenience Store Robbery

    Tom Lemons, September 15, 2023|Updated Sep 17, 2023

    BROOKSVILLE – An investigation is underway into a commercial robbery that occurred at a local 7-Eleven. There aren't many details at this time but according to sources, the 7-Eleven located at Cortez Blvd and Barclay Ave was robbed around 4:30 p.m. this afternoon. Officials have not commented on the robbery at this time....

  • Drive-By Shooting Leads to More Arrests, Large Drug Seizure

    Tom Lemons, September 14, 2023|Updated Sep 15, 2023

    BROOKSVILLE – Four people are now charged in connection with a drive-by shooting that occurred at a residence on Holiday Drive last weekend. According to Sheriff Al Nienhuis, a teenager decided to throw a party while his parents were out of town last Saturday night. At some point during the party, a physical altercation broke out while the host was not at the scene. At around 4:30 a.m., Nienhuis says 27-year-old Heath Gates and 18-year-old Connor Bradley returned to the p...

  • White Supremacist Charged After Hanging Swastikas on Bridge, 3 More Arrests Pending

    Tom Lemons, September 13, 2023|Updated Sep 14, 2023

    TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has announced the arrest of a Cape Canaveral man on charges of Criminal Mischief in connection with a June 10th incident in Orange County. Officials say 48-year-old Jason Brown was part of a group of protestors who hung antisemitic banners on the Daryl Carter Parkway Bridge that crosses I-4. The banners contained images of swastikas, and read "Wh*te P*wer World Wide," and "Destroy ALL pedophiles." The banners were p...

  • Brooksville Man Receives Citizen of the Year Award

    Tom Lemons, September 12, 2023|Updated Sep 13, 2023

    TALLAHASSEE – Amid all the bad news, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement declared a Brooksville man Citizen of the Year after he located a missing toddler earlier this year. In February, 2-year-old Joshua "JJ" Rowland disappeared from his mother's Brooksville home and was missing for several hours. A massive search ensued and the next morning, Marine Veteran Roy Link found him while searching his property. Officials announced the award during the Florida Missing C...

  • Two Charged in Drive-By Shooting

    Tom Lemons, September 11, 2023|Updated Sep 12, 2023

    SPRING HILL – Deputies have made two arrests in an early morning drive-by shooting that occurred Sunday at a residence on Holiday Drive. According to jail records, 18-year-old Conner John Bradley and 27-year-old Heath Gates were booked into the Hernando County Jail just before 3:00 a.m. Monday and charged with Discharging a Weapon into a Building and Aggravated Battery with a Weapon. Gates and Bradley are held without bond at this time. Officials have not commented on the a...