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A statewide investigation revealed Florida’s Public Records Act lacks an effective enforcement mechanism.
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Man Wearing Swastika Explains Why He Came To Turlington Plaza
A man wearing a swastika armband was met by a crowd of 200-plus protesters Thursday at the University of Florida.
Read More »North Central Florida Charter Schools Outperform Public Schools in 2016
One in every nine North Central Florida schools that received grades from the Florida Department of Education in 2016 were charter schools.
Read More »45 Percent of North Central Florida Voters Cast Ballots Before Election Day
Nearly half of all North Central Florida voters cast their ballots before Tuesday. Of the 607,292 voters in 13 North Central Florida counties who registered by Sept. 30, 272,029 — about 45 percent — either voted by mail or voted early as of this morning, according to data from the …
Read More »Grand Jury: Robert Dentmond Shooting Lawful, But Avoidable
The Grand Jury wrote in their report on the Robert Dentmond shooting, while responding officers acted lawfully in shooting the troubled teenager, his death could have been avoided.
Read More »UPDATE: Suspect, 15, In Custody; Bradford Schools To Reopen Tuesday
The Bradford County School District shut down its schools for today after Starke's Bradford Middle School received a threat by voicemail on Sunday night.
Read More »Get To Know North Central Florida’s Democratic Delegates
The Democratic National Convention kicked off in Philadelphia Monday. Thousands of delegates from around the country are gathered to choose the party's candidate for the 2016 presidential election. Here are North Central Florida's Democratic delegates.
Read More »Get To Know North Central Florida’s Republican Delegates
Who are North Central Florida's GOP delegates in Cleveland?
Read More »North Central Florida Schools See Lower Grades Thanks To New Grading Procedure
Schools in North Central Florida saw an overall drop when the Florida Department of Education released its school grades Friday. Roughly two-thirds of the 162 schools graded in North Central Florida received a grade of C or lower. Twenty-three received an A and 32 received a B.
Read More »Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Paid Thousands For Damages In Majestic Oaks Shooting
Majectic Oaks residents are getting paid thousands of dollars of reimbursement for damages to their property by Alachua County Sheriff's deputies and Gainesville Police officers when they opened fire on teenager Robert Dentmond.
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