Law and public safety

Former City Commissioner Ed Braddy, who was arrested for DUI himself in 2006, has responded to Mayor Craig Lowe's arrest. Lowe was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of DUI, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe was arrested and charged with DUI Thursday morning after a single-car crash.

Despite continued efforts to ban synthetic drugs, some still remain in convenience stores throughout the state.

After repairs from in-flight engine failure in December 2011, a Gainesville Police Department helicopter relaunched for the first time in 15 months.

Police found a second body in the Suwannee River on Tuesday during an investigation to find two missing men who attempted to rescue an 8-year-old who had fallen into the water.

A Texas country musician crashed an SUV into a semi-trailer in Ocala early Tuesday morning and has cancelled shows in Louisville, Ken., and Scheller, Ill.

Kelvin Lee Coleman, 37, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to a press release by the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

The Domestic Marijuana Eradication program is seeing success in stopping state cannabis growth. With DEA resources, the program is training local law enforcement agencies to identify, investigate and eradicate marijuana sites.

The Glichrist County Sheriff's Office continued to search for two men who are believed to have drowned in the Suwannee River Monday after trying to save a young boy from the water.

James Stevens, 81, shot Lonnie Hollingsworth Jr., 28, one time in the abdomen. The case is still under investigation, and it is unknown whether the "stand your ground" defense will apply.