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The Gainesville Police Department is looking for a man who broke into an apartment and attacked a woman.
Read More »Gainesville Police Investigates Break Involving Attempted Sexual Battery
Heavy Rains Caused No Damage In Alachua County
The forecast calls for the threat of heavy rain to continue in many places. We'll take a virtual tour around Florida to let you see for yourself.
Read More »Sheriff: Disgruntled Ex-Worker Killed 5, Then Himself In Orlando
The Latest: Local law enforcement authorities said a disgruntled ex-worker killed 5, then himself in a Monday morning shooting in an industrial area in east Orlando.
Read More »Mebane Middle School In Alachua Evacuated After Bomb Threat
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office was on the scene of a major traffic accident when it had to re-route people to cover a bomb scare.
Read More »Catastrophe Fund Healthy Heading Into Hurricane Season
Though the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund is in its strongest financial position ever as the state heads into the annual storm season next month, state officials may bolster the fund with a purchase of $1 billion in private reinsurance.
Read More »Man Accused of Fleeing Gainesville Police In High-Speed Chase Sentenced to 20 Years In Prison
Police said he tried on July 16, 2016, to rob the Campus USA credit union at UF Health Shands.
Read More »GPD: Three Of Five Suspects In Custody After Attempted Murder Of Child, Death Of Her Father
The Gainesville Police Department on Tuesday announced that three suspects in the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old man — and the attempted murder of his young daughter — have been arrested.
Read More »New Quiet Zones To Help With Train Noise Pollution
Marion County has partnered with CSX Transportation and the Florida Department of Transportation to establish three quiet zones at track intersections along U.S. Highway 301.
Read More »Containment Efforts Increase As West Mims Wildfire Grows
A wildfire burning since April 6 in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is only 3 percent contained as of Wednesday morning. In 2011, the Honey Prairie Fire in the Okefenokee refuge burned about 300,000 acres over a year.
Read More »Dignity Village Ax Attacker Sentenced To 12 Years
An Alachua County man accused of attacking another resident of the Dignity Village homeless camp in Gainesville with an ax pleaded no contest in court today.
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