Hernando County (Florida)

Florida wildlife rehabilitation center's publicity stunt stirs controversy in wildlife rescue community

2011-01-26 21:35:18

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Housing market picks up

2013-05-13 07:34:02

Hernando County's housing market may not be on fire but it is showing signs of rising from the ashes. There were 307 existing single-family home sales in April, up 43 percent since January's 214, according to statistics from the Hernando County...

Republicans get tough talk from one of their own

2013-05-07 09:11:00

Blaise Ingoglia is one of Florida’s more colorful Republican leaders. The home builder, who enjoys tea party support, is chairman of the Hernando County Republican Party and vice chairman of the state party. He also makes “Government Gone...

Hernando commission steps up with funding for Small Business Development Center

2013-04-26 11:44:02

For the last few years, the Small Business Development Center has offered expert advice to Hernando County's small-business operators. This week, it was the Hernando County Commission that stepped up to provide help for the center, which is in the...

Union Sues Over Basis of Appraisal

2013-04-24 12:14:01

In a step some experts think could fuel similar moves elsewhere, a teachers' union has for the first time sued over the specific measures used to calculate teachers' contributions to student learning. The National Education Association, on behalf of...

Stone crab season a bust before it ends

2013-04-20 10:54:03

Although Florida's stone crab season will not officially end until May 15, talk to any fisherman along the Nature Coast who makes a living harvesting the crustaceans from the Gulf of Mexico and you'll find that the season effectively ended months ago....

Florida unemployment tumbles to 7.5 percent

2013-04-19 12:54:04

Florida's job recovery kept its momentum in March, with the state's unemployment rate tumbling to a four-and-a-half year low of 7.5 percent, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity reported Friday morning. That's down from a revised rate of 7.7...

Senate throws new projects into budget package

2013-04-10 16:35:43

Senate throws extra projects into budget

2013-04-10 09:40:00

TALLAHASSEE -- With the Senate preparing to vote on its $74.3 billion budget tomorrow, lawmakers did some last minute shifts of dollars to fund a number of special projects. Here are a few of the new projects tucked into the budget: * $1.7 million for...

News of the Weird: Doping on Ice

2013-03-19 09:25:00

Leaders of the ice-fishing community, aiming for official Olympics recognition as a sport, have begun the process by asking the World Anti-Doping Agency to randomly test its “athletes” for performance-enhancing drugs, according to a February...

Man decided to "stick" it to his ex boss - years after being axed, deputies say

2013-03-01 04:44:00

On Monday afternoon a man entered the home of his former boss who had fired him a few years ago, according to a Hernando County Sheriff's Office press release. Yes...he was fired years ago. The man, Richard Daniel Ulrich, then confronted the woman...

Fired Wisconsin deputy busted for impersonating an officer in Florida

2013-02-12 04:37:00

Perhaps this fired deputy wanted to Live M�s as a law enforcement officer. A silver Chevrolet Colorado pickup pulled in front of a vehicle at a Taco Bell in Spring Hill on Monday and forced the driver to stop. The driver and the passenger inside the...

December 10, 2009 5 arrested after calling the cops because intruder stole their pot Weeki Wachee, Fl - According to TampaBay.com "Someone stormed into a home here Tuesday morning, the residents of the house told authorities, seemingly intent on stealing from them.

2009-12-10 03:31:47