ABOVE: Arrested today were James Bole, left, and Crystal Dennis, center. Jeffrey Carpenter, right, is wanted as a person of interest. BELOW: Children's toys and other objects create a hazard on the outside of a Homosassa home where a suspected meth lab operated. Living conditions were described as "deplorable."
Authorities still looking for third suspect
Two people [...]
TALLAHASSEE – Gambling talks continue in the Legislature Thursday, as the House committee charged with drafting a gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida considers the impact of Vegas-style casinos on the state’s tourism industry and economy.
Also, Senate budget committees will meet for the first time since Senate President Jeff Atwater released information on [...]
CRYSTAL RIVER – Members of the Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center Governing Board and Administrative Team gathered in February to honor the ongoing Cardiovascular Center construction project at the hospital.
When complete, the $2.9 million project will provide a 2,800-square-foot center for cardiac and vascular diagnostics and treatment.
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PSC Chairman Nancy ArgenzianoTALLAHASSEE — Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Nancy Argenziano was recently “on call”, answering consumer calls on the Commission’s toll-free complaint line.
Consumers calling the PSC’s 800 number talked to Chairman Argenziano and other PSC Commissioners fielding calls in the call center to kick off the [...]
Celebrity bartenders C. Mark Fallows, D.O., and William V. Harrer, III, M.D., show off their earnings at Relay For Life – Team SRRMC’s recent “Mardi Gras” themed fundraiser at Burkes of Ireland in Crystal River. All proceeds from the event benefit the American Cancer Society Relay For Life event in Crystal River on March 26.CRYSTAL [...]
On March 1, the Citrus County Division of Solid Waste Management expanded its Mixed Paper Recycling Program by placing containers for mixed paper at the recycling centers at the Beverly Hills Plaza, the Homosassa Lions Club and the Duval Island Boat Ramp parking lot in Floral City.
Mixed paper consists of junk [...]
Deputies with the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office recently made a startling discovery at the Withlacoochee Technical Institute firing range, just west of the county’s Central Landfill.
They found an injured American bald eagle in an open field adjacent to the range’s access road.
Within an hour, a Nature World Wildlife Rescue birds-of-prey volunteer [...]
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the execution of a Death Row inmate so a hearing can be held to determine the validity of a new standardized IQ test that could spare his life by showing he’s mentally retarded.
The justices issued the 5-2 decision just hours after hearing oral argument.
A lawyer for [...]
The United Nations Security Council expressed concern overnight Friday after Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian rioters, Israel Radoio reported.
Israel has crossed every red line and made prospects for peace even dimmer in clashing with Muslim worshipers on the Temple Mount, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said in a statement released Friday evening.
Abbas said Israeli security [...]
WASHINGTON – The two-gun Californian shot to death trying to attack the Pentagon had a history of mental illness and marijuana abuse, along with a grab bag of anti-government conspiracy theories, law enforcement officials said Friday.
The parents of John Patrick Bedell, 36, of Hollister, Calif., warned California authorities last month that their son was missing [...]
Senior Care recognized at commision meeting
Citrus Memorial announces 2011 Volunteer of the Year
CF administrators recognized for National Guard support
RV club donates baby blankets to Crystal River hospital 
Run earns generous donation for YMCA
Sheriff’s Office takes fifth in SWAT competition
Homosassa Veterans Memorial celebrates veterans