Crystal River News

Some people, against all odds, are destined to make a difference in the community they call home.

A former Citrus County Commission candidate is running into roadblocks in her attempts to have local governments approve a proclamation against pornography.

Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 5:51 p.m. Gene Martin is back on WRZN-AM. For the hundreds of listeners who have bombarded the small Hernando-based radio station with angry phone calls and letters, this is huge news.

The St. Augustine Archaeological Association will present a lecture by Richard Estabrook on the Crystal River Site at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Flagler Room of Flagler College.

Mike Bays prepares to launch his boat Saturday at Pete's Pier in Crystal River. The Pete's Pier boat ramp will be closed Monday, Nov.

No need to stay home and die of boredom. From the spooky to the truly scrumptious, there are plenty of events this Halloween weekend to satisfy your appetite for fun and fright.

Crystal River's annexation plans, placed on hold a month ago due to an unforeseen glitch, are back on track.

The Cooter Festival isn't going away anytime soon. This year's celebration may be history, but its effects on the city of Inverness and the surrounding area are not.

A 75-year-old wheelchair-bound woman is in serious condition tonight after her electrical recliner caught fire, Hernando County Fire Rescue said.

So now Progress Energy is allowed to bill their customers monthly for construction costs for nuclear power that will not be on line until maybe 8 to10 years from now.

A Crystal River man was mauled by four dogs in a neighbor's yard while trying to save his own dog, officials said.

Boom time is coming to the Inglis/Yankeetown area in southwest Levy County. With construction of two nuclear power plants planned, thousands of workers will be descending upon the area.

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.

Stone Crab Season: The commercial and recreational harvest season for stone crab claws in Florida opens today, and remains open until May 16.

Known as Joey Stevens back in the "Rat Pack" era, Dave Boyer rubbed elbows with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Sammy Davis Jr., and Milton Berle.

The Florida Public Service Commission on Friday agreed to let the state's two largest utilities collect more than $270 million from ratepayers next year as a down payment to develop new nuclear plants expected to come online in the next decade.

Two Casselberry residents were arrested Wednesday after a tipster said one of them tried to sell drugs at the Crystal River Mall.

They're calling it simply Richard's Ride. Tracy Brown and Jerry Strain are leaving Friday on a 12-day fundraising bike ride from Crystal River to Navasota, Texas, to benefit the family of Richard Chatham.

A 21-year-old Crystal River man was arrested Friday after being accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old high school student.

Richard Papineau has seen his fair share of scams in his lifetime. However, when he received a check for $4,875 in the mail at his Crystal River home, he said he had to do a double take because the check looked so authentic.