Crystal River News

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch across Citrus and Levy counties effective until Thursday.

Jurors listened carefully Wednesday to a recorded police interview of Christopher Muzzi coldly recalling how he felt about shooting 18-year-old Benjamin Fee.

A motorcyclist was airlifted to Shands hospital Friday night after he collided with another motorcycle in Crystal River and sustained severe head injuries.

Customers of Progress Energy Florida will get a refund for fuel costs, plus interest because the utility overpaid for coal, according to the Florida Public Service Commission, but a legislator said he feels the utility should be fined.

After a two-hour standoff Friday, a Crystal River man surrendered to deputies. Citrus County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested William L. Gufford, 65, at 2:09 a.m. on three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm.

After several days of relentless rain showers, things are looking drier for the Fourth of July weekend.

Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 8:56 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 8:56 p.m. BARTOW A 34-year-old Polk City man was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for the drowning death last year of William Joseph Hough.

The Florida Public Service Commission has directed Progress Energy Florida to refund more than $7.6 million to its customers for excessive fuel costs in 2006 and 2007.

June 29, 2009 The big anticipation this coming week is not about fishing its about scalloping.

Grants target education programs about water The Southwest Florida Water Management District is accepting applications for Community Education Grants.

A lawsuit seeks damages from the family of an 18-year-old driver who killed himself after hitting a woman with a car.

We need more Henry Bowens We've got the makings of a restless summer: a community struggling with widespread unemployment, stifling heat, lake levels too low for many to put in their boats, and many families that are simply too frustrated with their own problems to understand why others are having problems as well.

Police arrested a Homosassa man Saturday after witnesses reported him kicking his two young children at the beach on Fort Island Trail in Crystal River.

Deputies arrested a Crystal River man Friday on several charges stemming from a car crash on U.S. 19.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission may decide this week to stop people from keeping cougars, cheetahs, hyenas and other wild animals as pets.

After heavy debate, the former Boys & Girls Clubs building has a new purpose. The Crystal River City Council agreed to execute a lease with a community organization Monday night for the building.

It was a blip on an otherwise routine Citrus County Commission agenda, a seemingly simple piece of housekeeping to fill a request.

The decision to return thousands of dollars to its owner when you face incredible economic strife could be hard for some people.

Rural Homelessness is a big problem in America...The Mission in Citrus has the answer..We are getting ready to test pilot an outreach program that will help end rural homelessness.

The taxable value of property in Citrus County is falling. That's important for both personal and public reasons.