Citrus County News

No bond. * Colton Browder , 18, of Heron Point Drive, Inverness, at 6:38 p.m. May 15 on a misdemeanor charge of retail petit theft.

A central Florida brother and sister have been arrested after a deputy found a van overflowing with bags of chips that were apparently taken from a Frito-Lay factory.

Bond $1,000. * Timothy Delaney , 53, of North Shorewood Drive, Hernando, at 4:43 p.m. Wednesday on an Iberia County, La., warrant for stolen property.

Chelsea Huggett, charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in the death of Aliyah Branum, also told an emergency dispatcher that her daughter was alive and breathing just 20 minutes earlier, according to a recording of the nearly nine-minute call released this week by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office.

A central Florida brother and sister have been arrested after a deputy found a van overflowing with bags of chips that were apparently taken from a Frito-Lay factory.

The Spring Hill AAA office is excited to present the 5th Annual Cruising for Critters benefiting The Humane Society of the Nature Coast ! On June 1st riders will come together for one of the biggest poker runs in the area.

The Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida will present a new exhibition later this month that explores the creation, meaning and importance of portraits.

No bond. * Christopher Marchese, 29, of South Cascade Avenue, Inverness, at 6:49 p.m. Sunday on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence.

Nancy Hearn of Brooksville rides THE Bus four times a week and often spends up to 20 minutes waiting at any one stop.

After a crisp start to our Tuesday with temperatures in the 50s and 60s we will warm up close to 80 today.

A mother in Citrus County, Fla., has confessed to killing her 2-year-old daughter by smashing the girl's head into the wall, deputies say.

GreenPointe Homes was recently honored from both the Citrus County Builder's Association and Tampa Builder's Association 2013 Parade of Homes for its model home, The Pinemore, at the master-planned community of Southern Hills Plantation Club.

Editor's note: Brooksville Mayor Lara Bradburn, a member of the Metropolitan Planning Organization, delivered these remarks to Hernando commissioners April 23, the day the commission delayed for at least another year, restoring impact fees for transportation improvements.

No bond. * Arthur Nesbitt, 21, of West Monticello Street, Homosassa, at 9:02 a.m. Tuesday on a felony charge of using a credit card with intent to defraud.

The pregnant mother accused of slamming her daughter's head into a wall with such force that it left her with a fractured skull is not getting out of jail any time soon.

Deputies were called to a home on April 26, where 2-year-old Aliyah Marie Branum was reportedly in distress.

According to her arrest affidavit, she was involved in a traffic crash at U.S. 19 and West Homosassa Trail.

The Citrus County Sheriff's Office isn't releasing a lot of details on what caused the death of 2-and-a-half year old Aliyah Marie Branum, but they say the medical examiner has ruled the child's death a homicide.

No bond. * Gary Defrank, 30, of South Greengate Point, Homosassa, at 3:14 a.m. April 23 on misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence and driving while license suspended or revoked .

A Citrus County man who died Wednesday evening after colliding on his motorcycle with a Ford Crown Victoria turning onto S.R. 50 from Cammie Street has been identified as Adam Halcomb, 30, according to Florida Highway Patrol.