Bruised, bleeding and battered, the teen struggled in the dark to free his wrists of the packing tape that bound them together. ...more

February 12, 2009

A Spring Hill woman was arrested Tuesday on charges that she locked a teenage boy in a bathroom for two years and beat him with a plank of wood. The 16-year-old managed to escape Monday and go to a neighbor's house for help. A responding deputy said he found the boy covered in bruises and cuts. ...more

February 12, 2009

Formal discussion of County Administrator David Hamilton's government reorganization plan will take place at Tuesday's county commission meeting. ...more

January 25, 2009

A plan to streamline Hernando County government will go before county commissioners Tuesday. ...more

January 23, 2009

In a quiet room in the heart of Brooksville, grand plans are being made. ...more

January 12, 2009

Most of what legislators heard Tuesday was a chorus of desperate pleas from community groups to keep their state funding intact. ...more

December 31, 2008

No criminal charges will be pressed against the deputy who fatally shot a Spring Hill man on Oct. 21. ...more

December 17, 2008

A policy designed to prevent non-platonic relationships between Hernando County Sheriff's Office deputies and employees is still in the works. ...more

December 10, 2008

Patella appointed permanent director ...more

December 3, 2008

In what the county's administrator called "a very important moment," the county commission on Tuesday approved a deal to hand over the emergency management department to the sheriff's office. ...more

December 3, 2008