Florida Gun Supply has scheduled an anti-Muslim rally for Saturday at the Masjid Darul-Islam Center near Ocala. The Marion County Sheriff's Office will be on scene.
Read More »$50 Million Wertheim Donation Kickstarts New Future for College of Engineering
A $50 million donation by Dr. Herbert Wertheim helped to jumpstart a 5-year, $300 million funding project for improvements to the college of engineering and a new Engineering Innovation building.
Read More »GRU at Odds with Contractor, Cites $900,000 Overpayment
A city audit of Gainesville Regional Utilities’ invoices alleged that the company has overpaid more than $872,000 to contracted energy company, Gainesville Renewable Energy Center, since late 2013. The audit, which was presented at the Audit and Finance Committee Tuesday afternoon, was asked for by GRU last year and spanned …
Read More »Backlash Leads to Cancellation of FAIR Testing
According to a letter from the Alachua County Superintendent of Schools Owen Roberts, FAIR testing for students in kindergarten through the second grade has been cancelled for the year. The test will be temporarily replaced by an observational sheet for each student.
Read More »Ocala Man Arrested for Animal Cruelty, Police Report
An Ocala man was arrested Sunday after attempting to flee his home, where police found his dog and evidence of animal abuse.
Read More »Two People Arrested in Chiefland Meth Lab Bust
Deputies say they found methamphetamine and chemicals used to produce the highly addictive drug.
Read More »Two motorcyclists die in crashes near Dunnellon High School
Two motorcyclists died near Dunnellon High School late Saturday night after the colliding with a Rainbow River State Park fence.
Read More »Paul Rowles Named As Primary Suspect In Tiffany Sessions Cold Case
Three days prior to the 25 anniversary of Tiffany Sessions' disappearance, new discoveries are made in the cold case to link convicted murderer Paul Rowles to the case.
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