Skip to content
Hernando deputies shoot felon after he fires on patrol car in Spring HillRunners Hit the Trail Today for the 34th John Holmes 50K at Tucker HillHernando Beach Front Porch Art Walk Returns Saturday With 50+ Artists, New MarketHernando Beach Father Seeks Driver Who Caused Car to Flip on U.S. 19Hernando School Board Approves Self-Funded Health Plan After Warning of 23% Premium HikeBrooksville's First Harvest Howl Fest Brings Pets, Food Trucks to Tom Varn Park Oct. 3Hernando deputies shoot felon after he fires on patrol car in Spring HillRunners Hit the Trail Today for the 34th John Holmes 50K at Tucker HillHernando Beach Front Porch Art Walk Returns Saturday With 50+ Artists, New MarketHernando Beach Father Seeks Driver Who Caused Car to Flip on U.S. 19Hernando School Board Approves Self-Funded Health Plan After Warning of 23% Premium HikeBrooksville's First Harvest Howl Fest Brings Pets, Food Trucks to Tom Varn Park Oct. 3
Hernando County Community Website
Community sponsorsBecome a sponsor

Public Safety

Police, fire, emergency and public safety news

Water Quality Advisory Lifted at Roger's Park in Spring Hill
Public Safety

Water Quality Advisory Lifted at Roger's Park in Spring Hill

The Florida Department of Health in Hernando County has cleared Roger's Park for swimming again after fecal bacteria levels exceeded state limits earlier this month.

Sep 242 min read
Lightning Strike Sparks Fire, Displaces 34 at Brooksville Apartment Complex
Public Safety

Lightning Strike Sparks Fire, Displaces 34 at Brooksville Apartment Complex

A suspected lightning strike touched off a fire at the Authentix Suncoast apartments Wednesday evening, damaging four units and forcing 34 residents out overnight. No injuries were reported.

Sep 133 min read
Health Advisory Issued for Roger's Park in Spring Hill Over Bacteria in Water
Public Safety

Health Advisory Issued for Roger's Park in Spring Hill Over Bacteria in Water

DOH-Hernando says water samples taken Sept. 1 showed fecal coliform bacteria above state limits at Roger's Park, and is warning residents to stay out of the water until further notice.

Sep 102 min read
Child Hospitalized After Alligator Bite at Weeki Wachee Preserve, Trapper Called In
Public Safety

Child Hospitalized After Alligator Bite at Weeki Wachee Preserve, Trapper Called In

A child suffered puncture wounds to the arm and leg after being bitten by a 9-to-12-foot alligator while swimming Monday, and a licensed trapper set traps in the preserve to try to remove it.

Sep 82 min read
Hernando Sheriff Pulls Flock Cameras From Roads After State Revokes Permits
Public Safety

Hernando Sheriff Pulls Flock Cameras From Roads After State Revokes Permits

The Florida Department of Transportation ordered all Flock license plate cameras off state road rights-of-way, and the Hernando County Sheriff's Office says it had already started taking its own down before the state stepped in.

Sep 23 min read
Station 15 Breaks Ground in Weeki Wachee, the County's First New Firehouse in Two Decades
Public Safety

Station 15 Breaks Ground in Weeki Wachee, the County's First New Firehouse in Two Decades

Hernando County Fire Rescue turned dirt Aug. 12 on a $6.51 million, three-bay station off US-19, set to open in summer 2027 with 21 new positions. It arrives two months after commissioners refused the department's request for a 4% to 6% funding increase.

Aug 264 min read

Local sponsorship

Own a local business?

Be the local name behind Hernando County news · free ad design · no contracts

Become a Sponsor