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ADVENTURE COAST – They tried boycotts, bribes, threats, lawsuits, and even false arrests to eliminate former Real News Real Fast reporter Tom Lemons but his stubborn resolve and passion for free speech drew him back to the lion's den. Tom Lemons is back and he's ready to provide the community with local, state, national, and international news the way you all remember. He'll bring you the latest on local political campaigns for the upcoming 2022 elections cycle, human i...
WEEKI WACHEE – Florida Forest Service wildland firefighters are currently conducting a burn out operations (setting fire inside a control line to consume fuel between the edge of the fire and the control line). The fire is 150 acres and 50% contained. No homes are threatened at this time. Hernando County Fire & Emergency Services and Hernando County Sheriff's Office are on scene. There may be smoke in the area, please drive with caution....
WEEKI WACHEE – Two people are in custody after Hernando County Sheriff's Deputies discovered Methamphetamine, fentanyl, a firearm, and other items during a traffic stop on Wednesday. According to officials, deputies observed a vehicle traveling northbound on Commercial Way that was registered to a known wanted subject, 25-year-old Kristina Urig. Deputies were also aware that Urig's boyfriend, 36-year-old William Hudson was in the vehicle and that he is a suspect in a Pasco C...
SPRING HILL – There aren't many details at this time, but according to sources, a man walked into State Senator Wilton Simpson's office, located at 4076 Commercial Way in Spring Hill today and threatened to kill him. The Senator was not in the Spring Hill office at the time the threat was made. The Hernando County Sheriff's Office is on scene at this time investigating the incident. The suspect is described as an older white male who fled the scene before deputies arrived. W...
WEBSTER – A domestic dispute led to a woman being kidnapped and held against her will on Tuesday. According to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a residence in Webster after receiving a 911 call regarding a possible kidnapping. Upon arrival on scene, deputies met with witnesses who advised, the suspect, identified as 23-year-old Kenneth Lengel-Stage, was hiding underneath the victim's vehicle. When the victim got into the vehicle to move it, L...
UPDATE: The suspect who brutally attacked an 18-year-old teenager this afternoon has been Identified as 30-year-old Timothy Holbert. According to sources, the attack was completely random, as Holbert was trying to steal the victim's vehicle. It was not domestic In nature. The victim has severe bruising around the head and face but is expected to make a full recovery. Officials have not released the specific charges Holbert will face. Original Post: SPRING HILL – Hernando Count...
BROOKSVILLE – Firefighters are on the scene of a fast-moving brush fire in the area of Barclay Ave and Cortez Blvd. There are reports of emergency evacuations underway in the Carriage Crossing Apartment complex and several nearby private residences. There are no reports of injuries at this time....
BROOKSVILLE – At least 17 people were injured in a crash involving an inmate transport van on I-75, earlier this morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 26-year-old male driver was traveling northbound in a Hyundai Sonata, while a Pasco Sheriff's Office transport van was traveling ahead of his vehicle. Near mile marker 296, the driver of the Sonata failed to slow down and collided with the rear of the transport van. Officials say both drivers, 2 security o...
SPRING HILL – If there is anything good that comes out of doing methamphetamine, it's that sometimes the user just calls the police on themselves. That's what happened in Spring Hill yesterday, after 41-year-old Thomas Eugene Colucci wasn't convinced that the Meth he just purchased was the real thing, so he called the Hernando County Sheriff's Office to come check it out. According to officials, Deputies responded to 1463 Mariner Blvd around 7:00 p.m. last night to test metham...
