Hernando County News

Animal service officers could soon be under the command of the Hernando County sheriff if county commissioners approve his proposed budget.

Hernando County, Florida -- "You look around, I don't see any neighbors. It's just a beautiful place to live," says Mike Skinner of his five acres in Hernando County.

SPRING HILL A man was charged with domestic battery Wednesday afternoon after he grabbed his wife and pulled her inside a law office lobby, deputies said.

Seth Dillon Ciarleglio, 18, of 2321 Ring Road, has been charged with attempted second-degree murder, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and resisting arrest without violence.

An orientation program for people interested in learning about adopting children from the foster care system will be offered at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Youth and Family Alternatives, 19245 Cortez Blvd.

General Manager Jim Cocchi said he hadn't seen that kind of rainfall before. In spite of the warnings about the oncoming tropical depression Monday and Tuesday, the torrential downpours took him by surprise.

The Powell Middle School Choral Show Choir competes at Disney World under the direction David Pletincks.

A Dade City pest control business owner has been arrested on charges of grand theft and possession of illegal substances, accused of stealing items from customers' homes.

Submitted by Missy MacFarlane: The Cuban Sandwich Festival took place in Ybor City on Saturday, May 26.

Owners interested in learning how their property might be affected can now go to the city's website and calculate what their proposed assessment would be.

She had made plans to visit the grave of her husband, Bill, at Florida National Cemetery near Bushnell on Sunday, as she did every Memorial Day weekend, said her granddaughter, Jenifer Halkais of Palm Harbor.

The elections office employee who said County Commissioner Jeff Stabins uttered a racial slur against him last week has spelled out the details in an incident report given to his boss, Supervisor of Elections Annie Williams.

During Tuesday morning's storm, a 14-foot airboat became submerged in a Pine Island canal while docked behind the home at 10198 Inlet St.

SPRING HILL An 18-year-old man was jailed last weekend following reports of a shooting Friday night outside a gas station.

A man was charged Friday with aggravated assault following allegations he threatened his live-in girlfriend with a butcher knife.

Heavy rains overnight have produced flooding conditions for many areas in Citrus and Hernando counties this morning.

I was recently sent a story to read, and I have to tell you, it made my stomach turn and made me angry.A The story was in the Tampa Bay Times, and it discussed the problems associated with euthanasia at Hernando County Animal Services .A The story discusses how some animals were not weighed to figure the right amount of anesthesia to be given, and ... (more)

The 37-year-old Spring Hill man was accused of forcing his adopted son to guzzle large quantities of water, which caused the boy's organs to shut down.

It may take a village to raise a child. But it takes an entire community to raise a child with autism.

The Brooksville Garden Club received an endangered plant donation from the Master Gardeners of Hernando County to place in the refurbished Living Memories Garden located behind the May-Springer Heritage Museum, 601 Museum Court.