HEALTH ALERT: Mosquito-borne disease activity has increased in Citrus County
Citrus County -- The Florida Department of Health in Citrus County (DOH-Citrus) today advised residents there has been an increase in mosquito-borne disease activity...
Man severely beat infant to death, arrested
Inverness, Florida -- An Inverness man has been arrested following an almost 9-month- long investigation into the death of a 3-month-old baby.
On January 7,...
COVID-19 update for Citrus County by zip code, six deaths
The Florida Department of Health Citrus County reported the sixth death related to COVID-19.
The death was a 73-year-old female.
Reported deaths have been between the...
Pedestrian hit by car, killed
Crystal River, Florida -- State Road 44 was closed for several hours Monday as the Florida Highway Patrol investigated a vehicle-vs-pedestrian crash.
The incident occurred...
Lecanto High School teacher arrested, sent sexual text messages, threatened to kill student
Lecanto, Florida -- On May 21, 2021, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) was contacted in reference to a Lecanto High School teacher sending...
CCSO deputy, who was a school resource officer, arrested after sending explicit photos
Citrus County -- A Citrus County Sheriff’s Office deputy was arrested after he sent explicit photos of a woman's genitals to the woman and...
Cottonmouth, a.k.a water moccasin, outside front door of home
With so much rain and rising water comes Florida nature.
Imagine finding a cottonmouth, a.k.a water moccasin, a.k.a viper, right outside the door of your...
Letter to the Editor: What a stupid a*s place to put a Wawa, corrupt...
Crystal River -- When I moved here sixteen years ago from New Jersey, I was moving away from traffic and local government corruption.
Now, I...
COVID-19 dashboard for Citrus County schools updated on September 10, two schools added to...
Citrus County -- According to the Citrus County School District's COVID-19 dashboard, 49 positive cases have been documented since August 20, 2020. The dashboard...
Warrants served, largest drug bust in Citrus County
Beverly Hills/Crystal River -- On June 14th, 2019, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office Tactical Impact Unit (TIU), in partnership with the Florida Department of...