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A public hearing will take place at Gainesville City Hall this Friday at 1 p.m. to discuss Gainesville Police Department contract negotiations.
Read More »Upcoming Hearing To Discuss Gainesville Police Compensation
Jacksonville Shooting Witness Recalls ‘People Crying’ And ‘Running For Their Lives’
Ryen Aleman tells NPR how he and another gamer hid in a restroom to avoid the shooter. As the two huddled in a stall, they could hear gunshots and the cries of people who had been hit.
Read More »Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Identifies 2 Killed in Landing Shooting
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has identified the two people killed in the mass shooting at the Jacksonville Landing yesterday.
Read More »3 Dead Including Suspected Gunman After Shooting At Jacksonville Gaming Tournament
The shooting happened during a Madden NFL competition at a video game bar in downtown Jacksonville. A male suspect killed at least two people before taking his own life. Eleven others are injured.
Read More »White Nationalist Supporter Colton Fears Reaches Plea Deal In October 2017 Shooting Case
Colton Fears, 29, pled guilty to an accessory to attempted first-degree murder charge during his pre-trial hearing on Monday morning.
Read More »Two ‘Gun Dogs’ Are Helping To Sniff Out Trouble on Alachua County’s School Buses This Year
Sheriff Sadie Darnell said during a July school board meeting that the sheriff’s office had agreed to set aside funding to provide for the training of two K-9 units, which would search buses for firearms and ammunition.
Read More »Gainesville Has Had 575 Car Burglaries So Far In 2018, And Drivers Still Aren’t Always Locking Their Doors
The hundreds of car burglaries so far in 2018 are on pace to surpass those committed in 2017.
Read More »The Number of Dog Bites Rose The Past Four Years In Alachua County. No One Quite Knows Why.
In 2014, the county had 646 reported animal bites, including 381 by dogs.
Read More »Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency To Pilot $400,000 In Midtown Security Positions
The CRA board approved a $400,000 initiative aimed at furthering its efforts to make Midtown and surrounding College Park neighborhood safer.
Read More »Man Arrested On Charges Of Aggravated Stalking Of Alachua County NAACP Leader
Ronald Wadford is in jail and being held on a $500,000 bond.
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