Citrus County News

A circuit court judge released a Homosassa man charged with second-degree murder after his lawyers showed he was not properly Mirandized by law enforcement before confessing to the alleged murder.

Police arrested a disabled Homosassa man Wednesday afternoon after a search warrant revealed he was in possession of several images and videos of child pornography.

Citrus County Fire Rescue extinguished a fire early Thursday morning that began in the kitchen of a Citrus Springs home.

Divers have recovered the body of a Kentucky man who died Tuesday evening while diving in underwater caverns in the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area, according to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.

Ronald Counts and his attorney listened silently to the clerk announce the jury's verdict of guilty on all charges late Thursday evening.

A 46-year-old Inverness man was arrested Friday after being accused of sexually battering a 31-year-old woman during a party at her mother's home.

Our own Sen. Charlie Dean has proposed taking legal notices - those foreclosure, bankruptcy and public meeting notifications that regularly appear in our pages - out of the newspaper and putting them on the Web.

A Homosassa man accused of engaging in illegal sexual activity with a 16-year-old Inverness girl was arrested Wednesday on felony charges.

An alleged, sexual assault on a 15-year-old Hernando girl led police to arrest a Hernando man Wednesday on a sexual battery charge.

A 58-year-old man trying to save his own pet from a dog attack ended up being seriously hurt when the animals turned on him.

A 47-year-old Inverness man who was arrested seven years ago on multiple sex charges was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday.

Sheriff's Office deputies are searching for a 15-year-old white male, Joshua Lowrance, who did not come home from school Wednesday.

Police arrested a 60-year-old Crystal River man Saturday on multiple sex charges after a report came in that the man had allegedly engaged in sexual activity with a 12-year-old Lecanto boy.

A rash of church burglaries have increased in number, including two reported Monday in Marion and Sumter counties.

The Great American Cooter Fest is returning to Citrus County, from October 23 - 25.

A brawl near a local VFW post led to three arrests early Saturday morning in Inverness.

Applications are now being taken for a program that names among its graduates many of the elected officials in Citrus County, some of the best-known business and civic leaders and other citizens whose efforts make a difference in the county.

Gianni Spagnolo's head hung heavy in his hands while the reading of the verdict still resonated in the courtroom - guilty.

Jurors watched Wednesday as a 36-year-old Beverly Hills man explained on video to sheriff's officials how an 18-month-old child he was babysitting landed in the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

There are the standard $500 bonds and then the ones for the big-time operators. By the numbers, Jeffrey Ware is a big fish.