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A Citrus County jury has convicted Dwann Demetrius Ross Jr., 37, of second-degree murder with a firearm, rejecting his claim that a deadly 2024 shooting involving a fellow business owner was committed in self-defense. The verdict was delivered Thursday in a case centered on the death of Traske C. Johnson,...

There will be no garbage, bulk item or appliance collection on Monday, Jan. 19 in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. Residential and commercial solid waste regularly scheduled for pick up on Mondays will be picked up on Thursday, Jan. 22. There will be no change for dumpster service for the...

A Leesburg man with a warrant was arrested for driving with a license revoked for DUI and habitual traffic offenses. A deputy stopped a white Mercury at U.S. Hwy. 441 and Mt. Vernon Road in Leesburg around 11:10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The driver,...

BELLEVIEW, FL (352today.com) – Community leaders, local business owners and customers gathered Thursday for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new 7 Brew Drive-Thru Coffee at 5530 SE Abshier Blvd. The event officially welcomed the rapidly expanding coffee chain to Belleview. The Belleview location, which dropped the...

The son of a couple in The Villages is serving 90 days behind bars after being found guilty this past week by a jury on a felony charge of driving under the influence. Alexander Gregory Arcobello, 34, who lives with his parents in the Village of Dabney, was sentenced in the wake of the jury’s verdict in Lake County...

ORLANDO, Fla. — More cold weather is expected to continue throughout the weekend in Central Florida. Licensed HVAC technicians are spreading the message that people should take precautions, especially if it’s the first time all year that they’ve turned on their heat inside their homes. Josh Geltz...

A strong cold front will arrive on Sunday, bringing scattered showers to the area and much cooler temperatures.

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua County sheriff’s deputies say a missing elderly person is back home on Friday, thanks to real-time vehicle tracking technology. Around noon, Ocala police issued a Silver Alert for Revana Priddy, 79. Her vehicle was found traveling through Orange Heights on U.S. 301 in Alachua...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Detectives are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who robbed a Marion County Circle K at knifepoint on Wednesday. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect entered the store on SE 165th Mulberry Lane, grabbed the clerks by their shirts and threatened them with a...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Tampa Bay, FL – A Freeze Watch remains in effect late Sunday night through Monday morning, putting much of Central Florida at risk for dangerously cold temperatures that could damage crops, vegetation, and...