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Emergency responders, including deputies from the Alachua County Sheriff's Office, are continuing their response to the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
Read More »Deputy Ride-Along Shows Alachua County Flooding, Alligators On Streets
Gainesville Police Reviewing Complaint Against Officer From Viral Photo
Gainesville police are reviewing a complaint against one of the three officers seen in what has become known as the "hot cops" photo.
Read More »Police: Post-Irma Line Cutter At Ocala Gas Station Slams Employee
A 25-year-old man was arrested by Ocala police Wednesday after they say he cut a car line waiting for gas and picked up and slammed a station employee.
Read More »Power Still Out? Here’s Why
Over 700,000 North Central Florida utility customers are still without power.
Read More »Focus Turns To Recovery After Irma’s Exit
More than 5.5 million homes and businesses in Florida remained without power at midday Tuesday after Hurricane Irma plowed through the state.
Read More »Irma Could Cost `Billions Upon Billions’
An initial estimate from Moody's Analytics on Monday projected property destruction from Irma between $64 billion and $92 billion.
Read More »Gainesvillians Document Irma’s Wrath On Social Media
Residents of the greater Gainesville area took to social media to share the damage left from Hurriance Irma.
Read More »Federal Aid Approved As Irma Makes Second Landfall
Florida was approved Sunday for federal disaster relief as the powerful, wide and deadly Hurricane Irma made its second landfall of the day.
Read More »South Floridians Use Social Media To Share Storm
South Florida residents from Key West north documented the ravaging effects of Hurricane Irma as the storm made landfall in Cudjoe Key in the lower Florida Keys.
Read More »Scott Urges Patience As Irma Hits State
As massive Hurricane Irma battered Florida on a path up the Gulf Coast, Gov. Rick Scott on Sunday advised residents against rushing out once the storm appears to have passed.
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