Friday marked the deadline for citizens and officials to submit comments and concerns regarding operations and management of the Alachua County Jail. The county received only three letters.
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Florida Senate Bill 90, if passed and signed into law, would not only make texting and driving a primary offense, but also require law enforcement to tell drivers they are not required to show their phone to police if they are suspected of using the device while driving.
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The city's Black on Black Crime Task Force met Wednesday evening at Gainesville Police Department headquarters to discuss ways to reduce arrests in the city.
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The Ocala Police Department announced an amnesty program for people addicted to opioids in an effort to limit drug overdoses and drug-related deaths in Ocala. The Heroin/Opioid Amnesty program, announced Tuesday, was created under the Heroin/Opioid Task Force established by Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn last May in response to 70 deaths linked …
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Residents are being forced to move while the complex has the bats safely removed from the property.
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Measures that would help clear the way for people with concealed-weapons licenses to carry guns at churches and other religious institutions are ready to go to the House and Senate floors.
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The intersection of Northeast 39th Avenue and Northeast 28th Drive has been the scene of two accidents where pedestrians have been hit by cars.
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The sponsor of the bill, Lauren Brook, spoke Tuesday about PTSD among first responders leading to addiction, divorce and suicide.
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Stanton-Weirsdale residents seek county's assistance in repaving roads that lead to community flooding.
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Crime incident data for the past two years downloaded from the city of Gainesville’s open data site shows the top locations with the most reported incidents in 2017 were Gainesville’s three Wal-Mart stores.`
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