Hernando County News

Cruise ship passengers braved the cold at the Port of Tampa on Sunday. But a warming trend is expected today with highs predicted to reach the mid-60s in some areas.

For the first time in five years, the number of students in Hernando County able to pass end-of-course exams in Advanced Placement courses for college credit has dropped - with less than half of test takers able to pass.

The Hernando County Sheriff's Explorer Post 409 recently participated in the 2012 Boy Scouts of America Winterfest in Gatlinburg, Tenn.

Joyce Concklin has 10 good reasons why every state should pass a ban on texting while driving: That's the number of bones she broke when a texting driver ran into her.

During a six-week period in December and January, there were at least 17 copper thefts or attempted thefts reported in Hernando County.

But by a twist of luck or fate, a letter from the U.S. Department Of Education made it through the parental censors, and it names Gustafson one of 3,000 students nationwide in the 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program - one of the highest honors that graduating seniors can receive.

HERNANDO CO., Fla. -- The Hernando County Sheriff's Office has issued a Silver Alert for 79-year-old Thomas McManus, who was last seen on February 9 around 7 p.m. According to deputies, McManus said he was going to Pennsylvania to straighten out some financial issues with some property he owns.

HERNANDO CO., Fla. -- The Hernando County Sheriff's Office has issued a Silver Alert for 79-year-old Thomas McManus, who was last seen on February 9 around 7 p.m. According to deputies, McManus said he was going to Pennsylvania to straighten out some financial issues with some property he owns.

Four-year-old Haliyah Sample, mimics the dance moves of Christina Manolis, left, Emma Theodore, 9 and Hannah Theodore, 11 on Friday during the Greek Festival at the Hernando County Fairgrounds.

Hundreds of miles of unpaved, lime rock roads snake through Hernando County's rural neighborhoods, frequently bringing complaints of choking dust and washouts.

Since 1976, February has been officially designated Black History Month-an annual celebration to recognize the achievements and central role of African- Americans in our history.

Baker House plant sale and open house, 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 18 and the third Saturday of the month, October to May.

Brooksville, Florida -- A Brooksville woman racked up over $25,000 at local gas stations on two credit cards she stole from her boyfriend's parents.

Randy Allen Niven, 19, of 7429 Mead Drive in Spring Hill, was charged Thursday with two counts of commercial burglary.

Just one year after the Deltona Corp. opened Spring Hill for business, a group of new Hernando County residents formed the Friendly Investment Club.

School districts across Florida have been granted a reprieve from the pressures of meeting No Child Left Behind requirements, but one Hernando County union official said teachers will see little change because of it.

The Historic Hernando Preservation Society will host "sweetheart tours" at noon and 2 p.m. Feb.

"Every year during a presidential race, it seems that more people tend to have an interest in running for office," Williams said.

The final bell for the fire district rang nearly eight months ago, but the act of dismantling it is going to take a while.

A 71-year-old man who went missing for five hours was discovered after he called his wife from a car dealership in Oakland, deputies said.