Citra News

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Dallas Walters was the 36th Floridian killed by a dog since 1965. A 20-month-old Pasco boy reached for a dropped cookie last week and was bitten to death by an unchained Rottweiler.

Patricia McBee has her three dogs back at home after they were seized by Animal Control in September.

Published: Friday, December 18, 2009 at 6:08 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, December 18, 2009 at 6:09 p.m. Marion County commissioners on Friday delayed action on controversial revisions to an animal control ordinance that could relax regulations on dangerous dogs, saying they needed time to digest new information.

The father of a man who deputies say committed suicide after allegedly beating his girlfriend and leaving her bound with tape claims that authorities actually killed his son.

Published: Friday, December 18, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, December 18, 2009 at 12:23 a.m. Tobie Bryant was awakened shortly after 4 a.m. one morning last month by a phone call from a neighbor, who reported a commotion in Bryant's pasture.

As kids will, they followed the model trains through the tunnels, over the bridges and across the lakes, their keen eyes locking on all the miniature details, from the handcrafted orange trees to the Gumdrop Factory at Santa's Workshop at the North Pole.

Round 3 playoffs video from Jefferson at Citra North Marion.

Published: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 30, 2009 at 10:41 p.m. Dogs that attack other animals could be granted a second chance under changes proposed on Monday to Marion County's animal-control regulations.

For more than 10 years, Marion County Fire Rescue firefighters have helped meet the needs of families struggling to eat, stay warm and bring joy home during the holiday season.

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 11:25 p.m. Alachua County commissioners will likely decide tonight whether to move forward with a planned airboat curfew.

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 11:12 p.m. Earlier this month, the Marion County Code Enforcement Board delivered the verdict that Patricia McBee had dreaded: It declared her collies Skye and Gracie, and her Australian shepherd puppy Frosty to be "dangerous dogs." More Photos: Animal ...

Published: Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 12:09 a.m. The Marion County woman who pulled two of her children off a burning school bus last September and subsequently sued the corporation that owned the semitrailer that rammed into the back of the vehicle has settled with the company, court documents ...

What kind of person would leave a plush condo in South Tampa to live in a trailer with a tiger for a neighbor? And who would lose part of a leg in a dog attack yet go on to make sure animals are well fed? The kind of people who wind up as finalists for Animal Planet's Hero of the Year award.

Published: Monday, September 28, 2009 at 3:48 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, September 28, 2009 at 3:51 p.m. Compiled by Jeff Brooks for the Ocala Business Journal.

Published: Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 3:46 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 3:46 p.m. Two Santa Fe College students were killed early Sunday morning when their vehicle overturned at the intersection of County Road 329 west of Northeast 30th Court in North Marion County near Citra as they were fleeing from a Marion County ...

A former credit union branch manager who swindled the institution and a customer out of thousands of dollars by creating fictitious loans, turned himself in to authorities Wednesday.

Published: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 11:26 p.m. Marion County commissioners on Tuesday opted to reject a special use permit authorizing construction of an outdoor motorized recreation facility in rural Fort McCoy.

Published: Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 11:10 a.m. The animals seized in Marion County's largest animal cruelty case in recent memory are recovering.

In a 5-0 vote, Marion County Commissioners rejected a special use permit to allow production and transportation of water for bottling purposes from an existing well on 159 acres in Citra.