SIESTA KEY, FL – Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday night near Siesta Key south of the Tampa Bay area and proceeded to batter Florida with torrential rain, powerful winds, and tornadoes, WTSP reports. The storm arrived as a Category 3 hurricane, bringing maximum sustained winds at 120 mph and causing…
PASCO COUNTY, FL – Preparations and evacuations continue across much of Florida as powerful Hurricane Milton bears down on the state’s West Coast. According to the Associated Press, the hurricane was once again upgraded to a Category 5 on Tuesday as it moved across the eastern Gulf of Mexico. It…
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Damage from the effects of Hurricane Helene has resulted in an estimated $657 million in insurance losses in Florida so far, according to a WUWF report. Data from Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation showed that the losses increased to that total on Tuesday, up from $507 million…
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – People in many parts of Florida are now dealing with the damage and flooding left behind by Hurricane Helene, and the Hernando Sun reported on the impact of the storm in that particular region. The county was hit hard by the hurricane, with the storm surge…
CITRUS PARK, NJ – The Florida Highway Patrol said two cars were involved in a deadly collision in Hernando County on Tuesday. WKMG reported details of the wreck, which occurred on Citrus Way near Kensington Road in Citrus Park. The FHP’s investigation found that the driver of a Hyundai Elantra…
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – One person was killed and another injured when an SUV collided with an electric bicycle in Hernando County on Saturday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said. WTVT reports the rider of the e-bike was headed south on the Nature Coast Trail shortly after 8:30 p.m. and…
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A head-on collision between two vehicles in Hernando County on Saturday morning left both drivers dead, WTVT reported. The Florida Highway Patrol said the incident on State Road 589 involved a wrong-way driver. According to the FHP, a man behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Jetta…
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – State troopers were called to the scene of a fatal motorcycle accident in Hernando County on Saturday afternoon. Pasco News Online reports the incident occurred at the Hernando County Solid Waste Station on Cortez Boulevard. According to the Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation, the driver of a…
NOBLETON, FL – Emergency crews responded to the scene of a motorcycle accident in Hernando County on Sunday morning. In a Facebook post at 10:48 a.m., Hernando County Fire Rescue said the incident happened at the intersection of Lake Lindsey Road and Edgewater Avenue in Nobleton. One person was transported…
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – Authorities announced an arrest in connection with a deadly collision in Hernando County in November 2023, Pasco News Online reports. 48-year-old Kristie Lynn Paxton of Hudson is charged with DUI manslaughter for the crash that occurred on Mariner Boulevard near Case Grande Circle. According to the…