Fort White News

Published: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 23, 2009 at 11:02 p.m. POLICE BEAT Three charged in Columbia burglary A Lake City man drove two people , one his teenage son, to a home that was under construction so the pair could steal electrical wiring Sunday, Columbia County Sheriff's deputies alleged.

Three people are in police custody after Sheriff's deputies observed them trying to steal copper wire out of a partially constructed home.

Experts gathered at a forum hosted by state Representative Debbie Boyd Monday night in Branford to express concern over North Florida's dwindling water supply.

Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 7:42 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 7:42 a.m. A Homeless Veteran's Stand Down will be held Friday in Lake City and free transportation has been arranged for vets in several rural counties.

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 3:38 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 4:28 p.m. A Fort White man was killed Thursday morning when he lost control of his motorcycle on Columbia County Road 133 and struck a cement culvert.

Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 12:53 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 12:53 p.m. Five Columbia County teenagers have been charged with two school burglaries that occurred over the past weekend, in which the suspects stole computers, cash, musical instruments and other items from the schools, reported the Columbia County ...

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 5:16 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 5:16 p.m. A Fort White man who had numerous images of child pornography on two home computers pleaded guilty in federal court in Jacksonville Monday to receiving child porn over the Internet, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

The Columbia County Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force shut down two indoor marijuana growing operations Monday evening.

Published: Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 11:42 p.m. Deadline is Nov.

An O'Brien man wanted in connection with about 40 vehicle burglaries in Columbia County was arrested in Palm Beach County Sept.

Published: Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 6:42 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 6:42 p.m. A Lake City man was seriously injured early Saturday morning when his bicycle was struck by a car on SW Business Point Road, reported the Florida Highway Patrol.

He faces a DUI charge, but investigators say the crash that led to his charges was caused by texting while driving.

John William Duran, formerly of Fort White, was sentenced Thursday to 13 years in prison for three counts of sexual battery on a juvenile between the ages of 15 and 16, and one count of second degree lewd or lascivious molestation of a child.

Sept. 13 is Grandparents Day! At St. Mary Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church on U.S. 41 south of County Line Road, on Sept.

Published: Friday, September 4, 2009 at 12:10 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, September 4, 2009 at 12:10 p.m. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has been asked to investigate the death of a man who collapsed minutes after he was brought to the Columbia County jail Thursday night.

Columbia County investigators have arrested three people after busting alleged marijuana grow houses that were right next to each other.

Investigators have brought down a meth lab reportedly run by a Columbia County man inside his home.

A man arrested on several drug-related charges was already on house arrest for similar charges.

A man arrested on several drug-related charges was already on house arrest for similar charges.

A Fort White man was found dead in the Santa Fe River late Wednesday, the Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office reported.