Local News in Hernando County
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The Hernando Sun
Published September 11New York City Sept. 11, 2001 Eye Witness
The Hernando Sun
Published September 11Heading Back Into the Smoke
The television in William Parks’ Pentagon office was tuned to the unfolding tragedy in New York, its signal held together by a coat hanger. Parks and his colleagues watched in […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 11The Man Who Was Assassinated so 9/11 Could Happen
Two days before 9/11, a man was assassinated by Tunisian Arab documentary filmmakers who were secretly aligned with al-Qaeda. The filmmakers had waited over a month to meet with Ahmad […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 11Lightning strike sets fire to apartments
An apartment complex at 432 Coast Drive in Brooksville caught fire after a lightning strike early Wednesday evening. Hernando County Fire Rescue responded to a call about a lightning strike […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 11Truck crashes into TheBus, three injured
On Wednesday an accident involving a Hernando County Bus, better known as the TheBus, temporarily shut down the northbound lanes of Cortez Boulevard by the intersection with Sheriff Mylander Way. […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 10Two Deputies Shot Serving Search Warrant in Spring Hill
Two Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies were shot Thursday morning, Sept. 10, while serving a vice and narcotics search warrant at a home on Coral Street in Spring Hill. As deputies […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 10Military Leadership Portrays Calm During the Storm
By Scott Baldwin I remember exactly where I was at the exact time of the horrific attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City, as most adults do so […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 10New York Looked Like A War Zone
By Charlotte Diaz I’ll never forget September 11, 2001. I was 18 years old and living on Long Island, New York. That morning, I woke up and turned on the […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 1025 Years Later, Teacher Recalls How a Child’s Idea Turned Into a Lasting 9/11 Memorial
Friday marks a solemn milestone in American history: the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. For those who lived through that day, the memories remain remarkably vivid […]
Tampa Bay Beacons
Published September 10Lightning strike sparks Brooksville apartment complex fire
The Hernando Sun
Published September 09Schumacher and Hornets Outlast Leopards In Five
WEEKI WACHEE – The Weeki Wachee Hornets (6-1) prevailed over the Hernando Leopards (5-1) in a back-and-forth battle to five sets at the Hornets Nest on Tuesday night. The Purple […]
The Hernando Sun
Published September 09K-9 Kylo helps HCSO in drug bust
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office made a drug arrest on Aug. 29 with the help of K-9 Kylo. Deputy J. McKenna conducted a traffic stop on Plumosa Street that day […]