Columbia County Sheriff's Office

Students enrolled in the Columbia County Sheriff's Office inaugural Citizen's s Law Enforcement Academy received a warm welcome on May 30, the first day of class. The nine-week course will give area residents a behind-the-scenes understanding of the sheriff's office operations.

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Shots were fired through the door from inside the home, and one officer — Remington "Cody" Chauncey — was struck, the release said.

For 15 students who graduated from the CSI Academy of Florida this summer, they learned how this could become their future workplace.

Authorities say more than two dozen kids attending a science competition Florida Gateway College in Lake City fell ill and were taken to the hospital after eating a catered lunch.

After two female students told a school resource deputy that a former teacher had contacted them to "hang out" and made them uncomfortable, Columbia County detectives arranged a sting operation for the Alachua county resident.

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FDLE continues the investigation of a 16-month-old's death. CCSO found the toddler unresponsive in a car Tuesday afternoon.

Alachua County is the second county in Florida to provide a text-to-911 service. Text-to-911, which launched Nov. 3, allows emergency services to locate and assist individuals in need by routing their message to the appropriate 911 center. Senders receive bounce-back messages if a text does not go through.

A lockdown at Columbia High School occurred after a hoax 911 call was received stating another student brought a weapon to the school.