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  • Disney World Security Guard Charged with Possession of Child Pornography

    Tom Lemons, December 21, 2023|Updated Dec 22, 2023

    BROOKSVILLE – A Walt Disney World employee is behind bars today after investigators with the Hernando County Sheriff's Office discovered dozens of images depicting child pornography in his possession. According to officials, on Wednesday detectives responded to the home of 47-year-old Michael David Foster, located at the 300 block of Zoller Ave, where they executed a search warrant. During the investigation, detectives discovered 32 images of child pornography on a flash d...

  • Troopers Stumble Upon Car Thief While Pumping Gas

    Tom Lemons, December 20, 2023|Updated Dec 21, 2023

    BROOKSVILLE – Car thieves are zero for two in passing through Hernando County after Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol stumbled upon a stolen SUV while refueling a Brooksville gas station. According to the FHP, Troopers Kelly and Nottingham were recently part of an investigation involving two stolen cloned Cadillac Escalades. One was recovered during a traffic stop on I-75 in Hernando County and the other was located at a car dealership in Tampa. The former owner of t...

  • Elementary PE Teacher Accused of Grooming Students on Gender Transition Process

    Tom Lemons, December 19, 2023|Updated Dec 20, 2023

    SPRING HILL – Conservative parents have been battling school districts around the country over teachers indoctrinating students on progressive issues like gender fluidity, Critical Race Theory, and the LGBTQ community. Hernando County has seen its fair share of similar controversies, but they aren't as frequent in Florida as they are in "blue" states. In March of this year, a transgender Fox Chapel teacher made threatening statements about his students and was ultimately r...

  • Physical Therapist Charged with Sexual Battery on a Minor While Working at YMCA

    Tom Lemons, December 18, 2023|Updated Dec 19, 2023

    SPRING HILL – A licensed physical therapist who works in Spring Hill is facing a sexual battery charge after sources say he used his position at a local YMCA to target the victim. The victim's stepfather contacted R News earlier this month to share details of what happened to his stepdaughter while she worked at the YMCA in Spring Hill. The protect the family's privacy, we will refer to the stepfather as "James." According to James, his 17-year-old stepdaughter became a...

  • What Caused Two High-Tech Amazon Vans to Collide?

    Tom Lemons, December 17, 2023|Updated Dec 18, 2023

    SPRING HILL – No injuries were reported but someone has some explaining to do after two electric Amazon delivery vans collided at the offramp at the Suncoast Expressway and Spring Hill Drive. The accident occurred just after 11:00 am this morning, leaving both vehicles with significant damage. The question is, how does an accident like this happen when Amazon vans are equipped with high-tech accident-avoidance features? Amazon's website provides the following statement a...