A man stabbed a police dog and then attacked Citrus County sheriff's deputies before he was shot to death early this morning. ...more

March 23, 2009

The public will get a chance to provide input today on Progress Energy's plans to build a nuclear power plant in Levy County and run new transmission lines through Hernando County. ...more

March 11, 2009

With newspaper advertising dollars shrinking in this withering economy and longtime subscribers fleeing for online news sources, The Whirlwind pulled the plug on its paper product this month. ...more

March 10, 2009

Crash throws two riders from motorcycle ...more

March 8, 2009

Mourners arrive in droves to pay respects at officer's funeral. ...more

February 26, 2009

The Upper Tampa Bay Trail, when completed, will run 15 miles from Memorial Highway to the Suncoast Parkway Trail, which runs another 42 miles to Citrus County. The recreational possibilities will stretch as far for bikers, hikers, rollerbladers and others. ...more

February 18, 2009

Officials say the mobile home where a repeat sex offender raped and murdered a 9-year-old Florida girl in 2005 has burned down. ...more

February 16, 2009

HERNANDO COUNTY SPORTS BRIEFS (thru 02-22-09) ...more

February 16, 2009

A 22-year-old man from Hernando County and two others were killed Thursday night in a car crash in Citrus County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

February 13, 2009

Investigators were interviewing 44 registered sex offenders in the disappearance of a 5-year-old Putnam County girl that they are treating as an abduction. ...more

February 13, 2009