Citrus County Commissioner Joe Meek and his wife, Amy, are the proud parents of a 7-pound, 4-3/4-ounce baby boy, Jackson Banks Meek.
He was born this morning.
Both mother and baby were reported doing well in Citrus Memorial Hospital.
Video: A federal advisory panel voted narrowly on Tuesday to recommend a ban on Percocet and Vicodin, two of the most popular prescription painkillers in the world, because of their effects on the liver.
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Seven teenagers were wounded — three critically — after they were sprayed with gunfire this afternoon by two masked men at a bus stop near Cody 9th Grade Academy on the city’s west side.
Police later recovered a green minivan about a mile away that they believed the gunmen used to flee.
Five of the seven victims [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The life of “Charlie’s Angels” star Farrah Fawcett was celebrated Tuesday at a private funeral in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
Her longtime companion, Ryan O’Neal, was among pallbearers who accompanied the casket, covered in yellow and orange flowers, into the Roman Catholic cathedral.
Fawcett’s friend Alana Stewart and “Charlie’s [...]
Like a smoke ring floating up to the ceiling of a dimly lit bar, cigarette prices continue to rise.
Wednesday, the state’s $1-a-pack tax increase, which passed unanimously in the Florida Senate and by a nearly a three-to-one margin in the state House, takes effect.
It is the first increase in Florida’s cigarette tax since 1990 and [...]
MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. — The funeral for television product pitchman Billy Mays will be held Friday in the Pittsburgh suburb where he was born and raised.
The funeral Mass for Mays will be 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary Church in McKees Rocks.
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DETROIT (AP) — Detroit police say at least seven teenagers have been shot near a high school and two are in critical condition.
Detroit Police spokesman Rod Liggons tells WXYZ-TV the victims were shot Tuesday afternoon at a bus stop by gunmen who emerged from a green minivan.
Detroit Public Schools Police Chief Roderick Grimes says at [...]
Tanks rumbled through Baghdad again today, but this time they were greeted by makeshift bands, dancing teenagers and crowds waving Iraqi flags.
Video: Iraq celebrates as US forces withdraw from main cities.
Video: Hondurans are being urged to oppose the coup that saw their president captured and forced into exile.
The Southwest Florida Water Management District is encouraging residents who irrigate their lawns to “watch the weather, wait to water” during the months of July, August and September.
According to research by the University of Florida, an average of three-quarters of an inch of water every three to five days is enough to replenish the grass [...]
Industry the focus for month of September
Water Professionals Week declared in county
Former photographer honored in county fire truck dedication
Historic reunion slated for September in Inverness
Homosassa park names Svoboda volunteer of month
Runners join in fight against ovarian cancer
County employee service awards for August
Hot Pursuit 5K Challenge
Clothing county newborns
CFCC presents student leadership awards