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SCI Annex visitor caught hiding drugs

LIVE OAK — A Zephyrhills woman was doing more than just visiting the Suwannee Correctional Institution Annex this spring, authorities say.

Prison guard arrested; pointed firearm at inmates

LIVE OAK — A former corrections officer was arrested this spring after pointing firearms at inmates. According to the Florida Department of Corrections’ Office of Inspector General, Michael C.

June murder suspect captured

JACKSONVILLE — A Lake City man, wanted for his alleged role in a fatal June shooting, was arrested while hiding in Jacksonville Wednesday by a U.S. Marshals Task Force. Marquez L.

One dead, one hurt in Alachua crash

ALACHUA — A 39-year-old O’Brien man was killed and his 59-year-old male passenger suffered minor injuries when the driver lost control, ran off the road and the vehicle overturned, authorities said. The crash occurred 5:09 p.m. Wednesday near Northwest US Highway 441 and Northwest 104th Terrace.

30 busted in cockfighting ring

MAYO — Gathered to watch illegal cockfighting last week, the crowd instead became sitting ducks. Thirty people — including one juvenile — were arrested last week when investigators busted a rural North Florida cockfighting ring, the Florida Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday.

Meet the Teacher dates set for SCSD

LIVE OAK — With the start of the 2021-22 school year just three weeks away, the Suwannee County School District is finalizing preparations. Before students return to classes Aug. 10, they will have the opportunity to Meet the Teacher on Aug. 5-6.

Tampa man sentenced 8 months for role in Capitol insurrection

A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to eight months behind bars, the first resolution for a felony case in the Capitol insurrection. Paul Allard Hodgkins apologized and said he was ashamed of his actions on Jan 6.

CCSO: Drunk trucker causes disturbance

ELLISVILLE — A New York man is in custody after Columbia County deputies said he caused issues for patrons at the Global Bar & Grill at 14197 S U.S. Highway 441, the law enforcement officers who arrived at the scene, and for the paramedics treating his injuries afterward.

Indictment: White supremacists rewarded for violence in prisons

TAMPA — A white supremacist group rewarded members with tattoo “patches” for committing acts of violence, including assaulting peaceful demonstrators at a racial justice protest last summer, as well as an assault at Columbia Correctional Institution, according to a federal racketeering indictment...

Covid cases spike in Florida

Florida saw a significant jump in the number of new covid-19 cases in the past week, a surge noted by the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of a “pandemic of unvaccinated.