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SPRING HILL (PASCO), FL – A teenager lost his life Thursday after he was involved in a collision on US-41. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 17-year-old male driver from Tampa was traveling southbound in the area of Little Lake Road. At the same time, a 45-year-old Spring Hill man was traveling northbound and was attempting to pass traffic ahead of him. In an attempt to avoid a head-on collision, the teenage driver swerved, struck a concrete culvert, and then f...
SPRING HILL, FL – A search is underway for a suspect who sources say attempted to set fire to the RaceTrac gas station. Fire Rescue responded to the RaceTrac located at Cortez Blvd and Deltona Blvd around 10:30 a.m. this morning after reports of a commercial fire. It was soon determined the fire may have been set intentionally, which prompted a search for a possible suspect. According to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office, deputies are currently searching for a white m...
BROOKSVILLE, FL – Hernando County Government Officials are reporting the arrest of an unlicensed contractor who was conducting business on Hernando Beach. According to reports, 40-year-old Brandon Robert Vicente was arrested at the Hernando County Courthouse Wednesday after officials say he was performing unlicensed electrical contracting in the Hernando Beach area. Vicente is charged with four counts of unlicensed contracting and released on a $10,000 bond. Vicente was a...
SPRING HILL, FL – Residents of a typically quiet neighborhood in Spring Hill are up in arms over recent shootings, and one woman says the Sheriff's Office is ignoring the problem. Over the last few years, Spring Hill has seen a rise in violent crime, including shootings, stabbings, carjackings, and home invasions. Many say Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis has ignored the problem for political reasons and consistently claims crime is down in Spring Hill. Rebecca Kielbon a...
BROOKSVILLE, FL – A Brooksville man died early Sunday morning after crashing a Polaris side-by-side, say officials. According to reports, the 36-year-old driver and three female passengers were traveling northbound when he lost control of the vehicle, struck a fence, and then overturned. The driver suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. The three passengers, ages 36, 11, and 10, were uninjured in the crash....