LAKE CITY

The aftermath of Hurricane Idalia left some Florida animal shelters, including Lake City Humane Society (Lake City) and North Florida Animal Rescue (Wellborn) without power.

Columbia County’s emergency management director said Hurricane Idalia storm destroyed some infrastructure a power company needs to get back online.

Days after a 12-year-old girl died from bullets fired into her Lake City home, the Lake City Police Department announced the arrest of a 14-year-old boy in connection with her murder.

Columbia High School will close and move to virtual learning on Monday, August 28 to work to install metal detectors to enhance school safety.

A 12-year-old girl died Thursday night after someone shot into her Lake City home, according to the Lake City Police Department.

A Lake City man is facing a child sex charge after he walked into the Baker County Sheriff’s Office on Monday and confessed to having sex with a 14-year-old multiple times when he lived in Sanderson last year, deputies said.

A former school teacher’s aide won’t be charged after she sat on a child with autism. News4JAX obtained the decline letter from the State Attorney's Office Third Judicial Circuit explaining why they won’t press charges.

The Lake City Police Department announced two arrests Thursday in connection with a dramatic heist of a bank ATM last month, and they said more arrests are expected.

A disturbing video obtained by News4JAX shows a school paraprofessional in Columbia County sitting on a child with autism while he was on the playground.

The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced that Gregory Austin Eward, 25, of Live Oak, had been sentenced to two years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess and transfer unregistered firearm silencers. Eward pleaded guilty on Feb. 27, 2023.

The Lake City Police Department is mourning the loss of a retired K-9 officer.

A retired Baker County officer and church youth leader was arrested after the Florida Department of Law Enforcement received a tip about someone uploading child porn to the internet.

A woman, 28, and three children ages six, four and three, were in the grey sedan at the time of the crash. The woman and a six-year-old girl died at the scene, the release said. A four-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy suffered serious injuries.

Lake City police officers who responded to a bank alarm just before 5 a.m. Friday found something noticeably missing: the ATM near the drive-thru of the Ameris Bank on US 90 had been ripped from its foundation and drag marks trailed through the parking lot and grass, heading down the street.

A 23-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and accused of drowning his ex-girlfriend’s dog following a series of threatening texts, according to the Lake City Police Department.

There was no shortage of laughter during George Winterling's career. He loved to tease his colleagues and crack jokes in the studio. Everyone loved George — except maybe one.

Columbia County deputies have arrested a man on kidnapping charges that appeared to be related to illegal drug activity.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office arrested Brandon Hopkins, 18, and charged him with the death of Dionne Leslie, 17, who was shot and killed in 2021.

Recipients will receive fresh produce and non-perishable canned goods. Distributions are drive-thru only. Attendees must arrive in a vehicle with a trunk or cargo bed.

A homicide investigation was launched Tuesday after a body was found in Columbia County along the side of a forest road.

Late Saturday Evening storms spoil outdoor plans

INSERT-grade from INSERT County now heads to Scripps National Spelling Bee in May.

One of the two Americans gunned down three weeks ago by a Mexican cartel is being remembered as a sweet man who hoped to celebrate his birthday with a journey over the border.

Officers with the Lake City Police Department are investigating after a “male juvenile” was found fatally shot Wednesday evening at an apartment on Northwest Wayne Place.

The Lake City Police Department said Tuesday that a warrant was issued for the arrest of a man accused of stabbing a 49-year-old with a pitchfork.

A Lake City man has been sentenced to life in prison following a conviction for his role in supplying illegal narcotics, resulting in the death of a woman back in August 2020.

A man accused in connection to a shooting outside of a Lake City gas station was arrested Saturday after he turned himself in, the Lake City Police Department said.

The Lake City Police Department is investigating after four people were shot Sunday morning.

A Lake City woman was arrested and in jail Monday after police said she set her boyfriend on fire.

The Department of Justice on Monday announced that Gregory Austin Eward, 25, of Live Oak, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess and transfer unregistered firearm silencers. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.

A co-founder of the popular Salt Life brand pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter with a firearm in connection with the 2020 death of a Lake City teenager, according to Palm Beach County court records.

Ronnie Hyde, who was convicted last year of killing 16-year-old Fred Laster, pleaded guilty Wednesday in the possession of child pornography case against him, according to Duval County court records.

The Lake City Police Department is investigating after two vehicles and a Waffle House on SW Baya Avenue were struck by gunfire on Wednesday morning.

One person was killed and three others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday evening in Columbia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Five teenagers were injured Monday afternoon in a shooting in Lake City but are expected to survive, according to police.

One man was killed and two others were injured Thursday night in a shooting in Lake City, police said.

The manslaughter case involving a co-founder of the popular Salt Life brand took another turn Monday.

A 4-year-old girl is dead after a crash in Lake City Thursday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A Lake City man who is legally blind, is suing the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, the City of Lake City and Columbia County. The lawsuit stems from the man's arrest on October 31 while he was walking home from jury duty.

Lake City Police are investigating a triple shooting that happened late Tuesday night.

Lake City Police need your help looking for a missing woman.

The accident happened shortly after midnight on Sunday at CR 133 and Charmont Street.

An infant boy was killed and a man and woman were seriously hurt Thursday afternoon in a crash in Columbia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Maurice Rossin, 16, was last seen in the Haygood Area of Lake City.

Two people were killed in an early morning head-on collision in Lake City, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

Columbia County emergency officials are monitoring Hurricane Ian.

As Hurricane Ian threatens to affect parts of Florida later this week, crews are forming plans of how they plan to help in the aftermath.

A man was killed and another was injured in a shooting early Saturday morning in Lake City, police said.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is advising residents to be aware of a telephone scam sweeping the community.

A driver hit a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office patrol Sunday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

One man died and two others were hospitalized after a single-vehicle crash Sunday morning in Lake City, authorities said.

A 19-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the head Friday evening in Lake City and was rushed to the trauma center of a local hospital, police said.

The father of a Columbia High School student reached out to News4JAX after his son was arrested for bringing a gun to school.

A 17-year-old girl who was last seen on Tuesday night on southeast Woodhaven Street near Country Club Road in Lake City was found on Sunday.

A Florida missing child alert has been issued for a 17-year-old girl from Lake City.

The Columbia County Police Department responded to a tip Thursday regarding a teenage high schooler carrying a firearm on campus.

A 63-year-old woman is missing after being last seen at the Greyhound bus station Thursday afternoon.

The Lake City Police Department is searching for a missing teen who was last seen at a gas station in Lake City.

Four children, including an infant, and an adult were seriously injured Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 in Alachua County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Two Lake City council seats are on the August ballot. As nonpartisan offices, these are open to all voters in the district boundaries.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is trying to solve a cold case dating back to 1978. Forensic art that has recently been refreshed renewed interest in the case.

A former records supervisor for the Columbia County Clerk of Courts was arrested in a fraud scheme, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced Friday.

A woman is facing a charge of child neglect after she was accused of repeatedly dropping her children off at a housing complex parking lot and driving off, according to the Lake City Police Department.

A Lake City woman’s dying wish was granted nearly one year ago.

Minutes after a shooting early Friday morning in Columbia County, the suspect was killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Amare Ferrell and Jaden Robinson are the latest stars to headline the Columbia defense and appear on the wish lists of numerous college recruiters. The rising seniors have put in the work on the field and are now benefitting off of it.

New details have been released about a manhunt in Lake City that led to the arrest of a suspect accused of rape and kidnapping.

A man wanted on kidnapping and other "violent charges" is being sought in Columbia County, deputies said.

A Daytona Beach man died Sunday morning after he was hit by a car while walking on Interstate 10 near Baldwin, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A Lake City maintenance worker was shot four times by a scared tenant after he showed up at the wrong apartment to fix a door lock, officials said.

Prosecutors said a Live Oak father and son accused of possessing & selling firearms silencers had vast amounts of firearms and ammunition in their home, according to court documents.

One person is dead after a shooting early Sunday morning in Lake City.

Nearly two years later, police are asking for the public’s help as the evidence collected from the scene hasn’t led to an arrest.

Special agents from FBI Jacksonville arrested a man and his adult son on a criminal complaint charging them with possession and transfer of firearm silences not registered to them in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida.

A 1-year-old boy was taken to a hospital after a man punched the child several times on Sunday, according to an arrest report from the Lake City Police Department.

The Lake City Police Department on Thursday announced the arrest of a 15-year-old, who’s facing a charge of homicide in the shooting death of a 17-year-old.

Special agents from FBI Jacksonville arrested a man and his adult son on a criminal complaint charging them with possession and transfer of firearm silences not registered to them in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced Tuesday.

Hoang My Tran, 51, was arrested Sunday night and charged with lewd and lascivious behavior after Lake City detectives said he was accused of inappropriately touching a boy under the age of 10.

A man wanted in connection with a Hillsborough County murder was captured Wednesday in Lake City, a week after he led officers on a car chase, crashed his vehicle and evaded law enforcement, police said.

Police officers in Lake City found a14-year-old girl safe after she was reported missing Monday evening.

After less than three hours of deliberations, the jury returned with a guilty verdict Friday against a former youth pastor accused of killing and dismembering a 16-year-old boy in 1994.

A man wanted in connection with a Hillsborough County murder was located Wednesday by Lake City police, but he led officers on a car chase, crashed his vehicle and evaded law enforcement, police said.

In a trial that is expected to wrap up by Friday, the prosecution rested its case Thursday afternoon against the former youth pastor charged with killing and dismembering a 16-year-old boy in 1994.

A day after jurors listened to grim testimony in the murder trial of the former youth pastor charged with killing and dismembering a 16-year-old boy in 1994, testimony resumed early Wednesday.

Attorneys delivered opening statements Tuesday in the trial of Ronnie Hyde, the former youth pastor charged with the 1994 murder of a teenage boy, whose dismembered remains weren’t identified until 2016.

Jury selection began at 9 a.m. Monday in the trial of Ronnie Hyde, the former youth pastor charged in the 1994 murder of 16-year-old Fred Laster, whose dismembered body was found abandoned in a Lake City dumpster.

A 61-year-old woman is dead after she was hit by a van in Columbia County Thursday evening.

A 31-year-old Lake City man is dead following a bicycle crash in Columbia County.

Tornado Watches and Warnings issued Wednesday by the National Weather Service have expired for counties in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.

Two people were found dead Monday in a car near Lake De Soto, according to the Lake City Police Department.

Students were evacuated Tuesday from Columbia High School due to a report of a suspicious item, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and the Columbia County School District.

The Lake City Police Department is investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a 23-month-old, according to a news release the department issued Monday.

Darris Darryl Moore, 39, of Lake City was charged with attempted murder, criminal mischief, and illegally discharging a firearm.

Inmate found in a trailer

A woman was killed and a man was seriously injured in a head-on crash early Friday morning in Union County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the death of an inmate at the Columbia County Jail, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The Lake City Police Department on Thursday asked the public for information in a cold case homicide.

A van burst into flames outside the Daytona Beach Police Department headquarters early Wednesday, killing a 55-year-old Lake City man, authorities said.