A Starke elementary school teacher has been suspended with pay from Southside Elementary School, 823 Stansbury St., following an investigation into allegations that she physically abused a 6-year-old student with a mental disability.
Read More »Gainesville Physician, Ex-Wife Indicted for $4 Million in Health Care Fraud
Gainesville physician and former Reliant Family Practice Owner Erik Schabert, along with his ex-wife and former office manager Mika Kamissa Harris, have surrendered on a federal indictment charging them with health care fraud.
Read More »‘We Will Vote You Out’: Stoneman Douglas Students Demand Change as Thousands Rally at Capitol
Thousands of high school students and protestors ascended on the state capitol Wednesday to show their support for stricter gun laws following last week’s mass shooting that left 17 people dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Read More »Tallahassee Leaders Talk Gun Control, Mental Health Solutions as Students Arrive at Capitol
More than 100 students who were on campus during last week’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 people dead arrived to Tallahassee Tuesday night.
Read More »June Trial Set For Alachua County’s Lawsuit Against Sheriff Sadie Darnell
Alachua County's elected leaders in June will settle their long-running budget dispute with Sheriff Sadie Darnell in court.
Read More »Deputies Say Dunnellon Man Staged Home Invasion, Murdered Girlfriend
Marion County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 52-year-old Dunnellon resident David Romig on Monday for what they said was his role in staging a home invasion and murdering his girlfriend, 64-year- old Sally Kaufmann-Ruff.
Read More »Former UF Football Player Shane Matthews Sentenced For Role In $20 Million Health Care Fraud
Former University of Florida and retired NFL quarterback Shane Matthews will serve three months in prison for his involvement in a $20 million health care fraud scheme with former teammate and UF linebacker Monty Grow.
Read More »Activists Urge Florida Lawmakers to Support Restoring Ex-Felons’ Voting Rights
Among the coalition activists were Jhody Polk and Julius Irving, siblings from Gainesville who are fighting to have their voting rights restored.
Read More »Former US Rep. Brown Reports To Federal Prison For Fraud
Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown has begun serving a five-year federal sentence for her part in a fraud scheme that helped end her long career.
Read More »‘Let Trump Be Trump’: What Five Local Supporters Think About the President’s First Year
A panel of President Donald Trump's local voters that WUFT assembled talked about what they liked and didn't like about the president's first year in office.
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