HERNANDO COUNTY

Public health officials have been warning Floridians about the increased risk of mosquito bites during this very active hurricane season.

Flooding from Hurricane Idalia’s storm surge and tree damage were keeping firefighters from getting to a house that was on fire in Hernando County, also known as Florida’s “Adventure Coast.”

Florida deputies are advising residents to shelter in place and not wade in the water, because you never know what may have come in with the flood water.

After being held in limbo – meandering for days in the northwestern Caribbean – Idalia, now a strengthening hurricane, is making a beeline for Florida’s Big Bend, with devastating impacts forecast as it comes ashore as a major hurricane tomorrow.

For three decades, nobody knew for certain what happened to 12-year-old Jennifer Odom after she got off a school bus on a typical day in 1993.

An accused sex predator is behind bars after Florida deputies first saved his life and then arrested him.

A 47-year-old man claimed his $1 million winnings this week after playing the Gold Rush Limited scratch-off game, Florida Lottery officials confirmed Friday.

A Florida man is facing arson charges after deputies said he set fire to a marked patrol SUV.

Hundreds of cans and cases of Coors Light spilled onto a Florida interstate Monday morning after several tractor-trailers collided.

Hernando County Sheriff’s investigators said Wednesday that they identified the remains of Theresa Caroline Fillingim as the third of four bodies unearthed at a junkyard north of Tampa in 1981.

The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday three teenagers saw the two divers go into the Buford Springs Cave on Wednesday, but one surfaced and was unresponsive. Rescue divers found the second man 137 feet down into the cave.

Florida Lottery’s new Gold Rush Limited scratch-off went into play last month, and the first $5 million top prize was just claimed.

A Florida man’s hunt for the perfect backpack for his daughter led to a nearly $1 million payout.

They say neither rain nor snow nor gloom of night will stop the U.S. Postal Service, but an alligator could get in the way.

MIAMI – A 19-year-old man was arrested last week in Hernando County, months after he was involved in a protest that turned violent in the city of Miami, authorities said. Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina is holding a 2 p.m. news conference at the Miami Police College regarding Sebastian Manuel Romero’s arrest. According to Miami police, a large group of protesters blocked the roadway adjacent to the rear of the Miami Police Department on May 30. Police said the protest started off peaceful, but some people involved in the protest eventually became violent. “To date, Miami Police detectives have apprehended seven suspects responsible for lawless behavior that has nothing to do with peaceful protest,” the news release stated.