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Emergency managers for Rolling Greens, a mobile home community for seniors in Marion County, hosted the annual hurricane preparedness meeting for residents.
Read More »Senior Community In Marion County Holds Hurricane Preparedness Meeting
Pulled Over In Florida? Don’t Expect The Same Traffic Stop Every Time
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office policy on non-felony traffic stops is an anomaly among most other law enforcement agencies in North Central Florida.
Read More »The Latest: 911 Issues Delayed Response To School Massacre
Quirks in the local 911 and emergency dispatch system created problems with law enforcement response.
Read More »Sheriff Darnell Asks School Board For Additional $430,000 For School Resource Officers
Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell is asking the Alachua County School Board to pay 45 percent of the costs for the School Resource Officer Program, totaling $1.1 million. Darnell said the school board will recoup the costs from the state's Guard Program.
Read More »Alachua Fire Rescue Joins On-Scene Training With Alachua County Sheriff To Offer Quicker Medical Attention
Alachua County Fire Rescue joined the Alachua County Sheriff's Department's annual in-service scenario training for the first time at Santa Fe High School to improve joint response to potential mass-casualty events.
Read More »Making Schools Safer: Harsh Consequences, Or Second Chances?
The tragedy in Parkland, Fla., this year kicked off a national debate over how to reduce school violence: through tighter security and tougher discipline ... or more help for troubled students?
Read More »Forest High’s Jim Long Named Florida School Resource Officer Of The Year
Florida's school resource officer of the year is a man who became a hero in April at Forest High School in Ocala.
Read More »Melrose Residents Seeking No-Wake Ordinance In Midst Of Hurricane Season
Still dealing with damage from Hurrican Irma, residents around Lake Santa Fe are asking for a no-wake ordinance along the edge of the lake.
Read More »Alachua County, Gainesville Leaders Discuss Controversy Over Gainesville Traffic Stop
Alachua County commission and Gainesville city commission discussed an incident that happened Wednesday morning with an 18-year-old driver.
Read More »Former UF TAPS Employee Pleads No Contest In Fraud Case
Updated, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018: Tiffany Robinson on Thursday was sentenced to 12 years in state prison followed by 10 years of probation. Original story, June 14, 2018: Former UF Transportation and Parking Services employee Tiffany Robinson pleaded no contest in the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court Thursday morning, with a minimum …
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