FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Gulf of Mexico swallowed driftwood, stray shoes, split skim boards and the last vestige of Crystal Edge’s mother’s memory in the days following Hurricane Ian’s devastation. The 28-year-old sailboat – a family heirloom – remained trapped below piled debris at a marina under the Fort …
Read More »Ticketed for speeding 116 mph, UF student tells trooper he didn’t want to be late for class
Ticketed for speeding 116 mph on a crowded stretch of Interstate 75 in this college town, a University of Florida student told the trooper the reason for his fast driving: He didn’t want to be late for class on the first day of the fall semester. Just his luck, he …
Read More »Former Florida congressional nominee using drugs again, ex-wife says
The convicted felon who lost a congressional special election earlier this year as the Republican nominee in South Florida has relapsed into using illegal drugs, and his behavior is threatening the safety of his two young sons, his ex-wife said in a new court pleading.
Read More »Students at UF secretly recorded nude in dorm bathrooms, showers angry over sentence for man linked to cases at four universities
Alachua County Circuit Judge James M. Colaw last week sentenced Deontre Donnell Mason, 25, of Carterville, Illinois, to one year of house arrest followed by four years of probation with electronic monitoring. Mason pleaded no contest to nine felony charges of video voyeurism.
Read More »US Senate candidate with Florida ties accused of impersonating a federal agent
A U.S. Senate candidate with ties to Florida is set to be arraigned in a Pennsylvania court Thursday following accusations he masqueraded as a public servant while pulling over a vehicle occupied by four young women in late March, according to a police affidavit. Everett Stern, an independent candidate for …
Read More »Gators quarterback Richardson says he gave up free sports car, apologizes in new court-ordered essay for speeding 105 mph
Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson told a judge in a court-ordered essay that he no longer drives the sports car in which he was ticketed for speeding 105 mph and apologized for risking the lives of others while letting down the university.
Read More »Driver in fatal hit-and-run of UF student sentenced to 6 years in prison, loses license for decade
A judge on Friday sentenced the driver in a hit-and-run that killed a University of Florida student to six years in prison with 15 years of felony probation and took away his driver’s license for the next decade.
Read More »Historic white, Black cemeteries only blocks apart in Panama City tell very different stories
In March, the “Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries” bill, sponsored by Rep. Fentrice Driskell, D- Tampa, was stalled without ever coming to a full House vote. The bill would have enacted some recommendations of a state task force that spent a year researching abandoned cemeteries.
Read More »Gators quarterback Richardson to write essay on 105 mph speeding ticket, pay $349 fine
A judge on Wednesday gave a homework assignment to Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson – an essay explaining his reason for speeding 105 mph and what he learned after spending 12 hours in traffic school. Alachua County Court Judge Meshon Rawls also fined Richardson $349 after his lawyer entered a …
Read More »Sentencing in fatal hit-and-run of UF student delayed over driver’s mysterious hospitalization
Alachua County Circuit Judge Phillip Pena was confused about the development and scheduled a new hearing Friday to learn specific details about the hospitalization of Joshua Alexander Figueroa, 32, of Gainesville. He said he did not want to draw out the criminal case any longer for either party.
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