Trappers last night snared a Florida black bear in the backyard of a homeowner in Hernando County, officials said. Today, the bear is getting tagged and will take a ride somewhere to the north of where it was captured, where it will be released back into the wild. ...more

August 26, 2009

Hernando County Family YMCA will host its ninth annual Run to Remember Friday, Sept. 11. ...more

August 26, 2009

The HPH Hospice team serving residents of East Hernando County invites individuals who have excellent phone skills and a pleasant demeanor to volunteer to answer its office phones from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. ...more

July 30, 2009

The Southwest Florida Water Management District and Hernando County will conduct a public workshop next Thursday, focusing on the Centralia and Willow Sink watersheds. ...more

July 26, 2009

Barring any delays or weather-related problems, the Hernando County beach dredge project could be finished by February 2010. ...more

July 18, 2009

New principal is chosen at Hernando County magnet high school. ...more

July 16, 2009

It looks like rain will be around the Tampa Bay area through the afternoon and probably into the drive home for most folks. ...more

July 9, 2009

The Hernando County Tourist Development Council collected $24,270 in bed tax revenue from hotels in May. ...more

July 9, 2009

An area of low pressure will stall over the Southeast today and continue to bring another day of ample thunderstorms, especially north of Pasco County. The storms will begin in the morning closer to the coast and expand inland through the day. Forecasters don't expect storms to wait for the afternoon and say they could show up anytime today. ...more

July 7, 2009

Southbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Hernando County are open following a fatal tractor-trailer wreck this morning that had blocked traffic for more than three hours, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers responded to a call at 4:50 a.m. and found a semitrailer and van involved in a crash. The tractor-trailer's driver, whose name was not immediately available, was pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said. ...more

July 6, 2009