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While Levy County government offices return to normal operations on Thursday, schools will be back in session on Friday.
Read More »Hurricane Michael Hits Cedar Key With Less Force Than Hermine
Pulled Over In Florida? Don’t Expect The Same Traffic Stop Every Time
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office policy on non-felony traffic stops is an anomaly among most other law enforcement agencies in North Central Florida.
Read More »Sheriff: Suspect Fatally Shot Two Gilchrist Deputies In Chinese Restaurant
Sgt. Noel Ramirez and deputy Taylor Lindsey died from gunshot wounds after the suspect shot them while eating lunch through the restaurant window at approximately 3 p.m.
Read More »Official Urge Precautions Amid Eastern Equine Encephalitis Outbreak in Levy County
An outbreak of Eastern Equine Encephalitis has been reported in Levy County where a farm lost all of its chickens and emus last week.
Read More »Bronson Man Head-Butts Patrol Car After Pot Bust
A Bronson man broke a deputy's hand and smashed the rear window of a Levy County Sheriff's Office patrol car with his head Saturday during an arrest for growing 21 pot plants in his bedroom, the sheriff's office said.
Read More »Robbery Suspect, 2 Others Arrested In Levy County
Three people were arrested in Levy County on Thursday when authorities swept through the Inglis area searching for a man who is a suspect in an ongoing robbery investigation.
Read More »Bronson Resident Finds Trash Dumping Ground Close To Her Home
Stephanie Buxton, a Bronson resident, found a trash dumping ground near her home behind State Road 24.
Read More »Two Levy County Teens Charged With Stealing Three Cars
Two teens were arrested in Georgia in Sunday after stealing three cars across North Central Florida counties.
Read More »Plane Wreckage, Bodies Found Off Of Cedar Key
Updated, March 7, 2017: The Levy County Sheriff’s Office sent out the following update this afternoon, announcing that the remains of the third person on the plane have likely been found: On February 12, 2017 a single engine plane inbound to Cedar Key crashed into the Gulf of Mexico approximately …
Read More »Man Flees Police, Crashes; Truck Bursts Into Flames
A 22-year-old man has been charged by police after they say he fled from them in his truck early Wednesday and crashed into a tree, causing the vehicle to burst into flames.
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