Hernando Co News Today

Andy Carrillo is 45, a sex offender, and now, thanks to his DNA, in prison for the rest of his life.

Proposed Florida bills are hoping to curb street racing with stricter penalties for drivers who participate and those who watch.

The Hernando County sheriff said Thursday that the gun used at a shooting in a Spring Hill apartment complex one week ago was seen in a school bus days before.

A portion of Cortez Boulevard is shut down in Hernando County, Florida, for a criminal investigation involving a deadly crash in a stolen car, deputies say.

In Hernando County, hundreds turned out for a heated school board meeting on Tuesday after months of controversy surrounding Disney's 'Strange World' viewing.

A sign with a homophobic slur on Memorial Day outside of Ricks Repair Shop in Tallahassee, Florida is causing controversy on social media.

A petition to remove a school board member who targeted a teacher for showing a Disney movie in class has reached over 18,000 signatures on Change.org.

"I said a prayer about 10 minutes before I found him," Roy Link said in a video the sheriff’s office posted on Facebook.

Florida law enforcement officers gathered on Thursday to brainstorm ways to detect and stop human trafficking following a slew of arrests along the state’s highways.

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office said deputies are searching for a suspect after a bank robbery in Brooksville on Tuesday morning.