Hernando County News

Dorothy Kraft went to the house Tuesday afternoon and noticed a door to the garage was open.

HILL 'N DALE - Authorities have identified the pedestrian who was killed last week when he was hit by three vehicles on State Road 50.

Fire Commissioner Amy Brosnan has said emphatically she did not violate any residency requirement when she was elected to the fire board last year.

During recent budget hearings, as county commissioners pressed Supervisor of Elections Annie Williams to slice $43,000 from her budget, she challenged them to tell her how.

Tails wagging and ears perked up Wednesday, the four dachshund-mix dogs eagerly awaited the arrival of Hernando County Animal Services supervisor Patrick Pace, who checks in on them daily.

Divers have recovered the body of a Kentucky man who died Tuesday evening while diving in underwater caverns in the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area, according to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.

Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was a free man Wednesday after serving most of a 15-month sentence in a gambling scandal.

Brooksville Book Discussion Group: 6 p.m. Nov. 16, Lykes Memorial Library, 238 Howell Ave.

The applicants hail from 11 states and four Florida counties. Three currently serve as school superintendents, and four are in assistant or associate superintendent roles.

Hernando County employees overwhelmingly approved their first contract on Monday by a vote of 136 to seven.

A sentinel chicken west of U.S. 19 and north of the Heather community has tested positive for the eastern equine encephalitis virus, according to Hernando County Mosquito Control.

A Hernando sanctuary has lost nearly 200 animals after a judge determined they were living in squalor.

In this Jan. 30, 2009 file photo, rapper Lil Wayne arrives on the red carpet for the ESPN Next Big Weekend Super Bowl XLIII party in Tampa, Fla.

It's that time of year when even cemetery guards are more easily spooked, on alert for signs of one of the oldest, most ghoulish and most persistent of crimes: grave robberies.

Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 8:09 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 8:12 a.m. BROOKSVILLE A Gulf Coast sanctuary will lose 200 animals after a judge determined they were living in squalor.

The School Board has already picked the colors and mascot for Hernando's newest high school, but the home of the Green Hornets still needs a name, so the district is seeking ideas from students and the community.

They're new, improved and more energy-efficient than ever. On Saturday, the Hernando Builders Association kicks off its 2009 Fall Parade of Homes, an event designed to highlight local builders' shiniest new offerings.

The guardian of the 14-year-old boy, she calls her son, says he should not have been arrested on a molestation charge.

Several local churches are offering entertaining and safe activities for children this weekend and next, as an alternative to trick-or-treating. Ridge Manor United Methodist Church will host its annual fall festival from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today in its pumpkin patch on the front lawn of the church at 34350 Cortez Blvd.

The Beseda dancers have always been a highlight of the annual Czechoslovak Independence Day party in Masaryktown.