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Suspect Breon Walker, 29, is led to a waiting cruiser after being apprehended by deputies. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

Suspect Breon Walker, 29, is led to a waiting cruiser after being apprehended by deputies. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

Suspect nabbed after fleeing traffic stop, hiding near 5 Points

CARL MCKINNEY
Monday, February 24, 2020
Authorities late Monday morning chased a runaway traffic stop suspect into a quiet neighborhood north of Lake City.  Around 11:10 a.m., a deputy pulled over a silver Chevrolet passenger car on Interstate 10. The driver, 29-year-old Breon Walker, sped away from the traffic stop and exited onto U.S.

Woman falls from pickup, is killed

NEWS STAFF
Sunday, February 23, 2020
Less than 10 hours after his girlfriend fell to her death from his Ford pickup, a Lake City man was jailed early Sunday for leaving the scene of the accident that claimed her life, FHP said. Ryan LeBoss, 44, of SW Randall Terrace, remains incarcerated without bail, online records show.

Three little questions carry a lot of weight

CARL MCKINNEY
Sunday, February 23, 2020
An obtuse quiz about city charter codes probably won’t be at the forefront of voters’ minds when they cast a ballot in the presidential primaries next month, but the outcome could result in future Lake City elections becoming a much more con- fusing and costly ordeal, officials say.

Abandoned home again site of gunfire

TONY BRITT
Sunday, February 23, 2020
An abandoned home on Northeast Webster Avenue, where a person was shot in the leg less than five months ago, was the setting of gunplay again Thursday night, when multiple shots were fired in the area. The Lake City Police Department received several calls around 10:03 p.m.
County Manager Ben Scott (from left), County Attorney Joel Foreman, and County Commissioners Tim Murphy, Toby Witt and Bucky Nash are seen during Thursday’s 4 p.m. workshop, where they discussed developing a noise-control ordinance. Noise pollution has been at the center of numerous complaints at public meetings in recent months. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

County Manager Ben Scott (from left), County Attorney Joel Foreman, and County Commissioners Tim Murphy, Toby Witt and Bucky Nash are seen during Thursday’s 4 p.m. workshop, where they discussed developing a noise-control ordinance. Noise pollution has been at the center of numerous complaints at public meetings in recent months. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

Noise ordinance now under discussion for County Commission

CARL MCKINNEY
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Loud neighbors beware, county officials are moving forward with developing an ordinance aimed at curbing noise pollution.  The subject of noisy house parties, blaring car sound systems and racket from a local racetrack has repeatedly come up during multiple public meetings in recent months.

Tally coming down hard on FCADV

CARL MCKINNEY
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Tallahassee is cracking down on a taxpayer-funded non-profit organization meant to combat domestic violence, in response to the bipartisan outrage that was ignited when lawmakers learned the organization’s former CEO raked in millions in compensation during her six-year tenure.

Gottry blasts Carr, state board

CARL MCKINNEY
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
The Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, a taxpayer-funded group that distributes state money to local domestic violence shelters, is under fire for the exorbitant compensation paid to then-CEO Tiffany Carr.