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For one Gainesville woman, incarceration started long before she spent seven years in prison for five felonies. Now she looks to help unlock opportunities for others.
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GPD Welcomes Two New K-9 Recruits, Ace and Ranger
Ace and Ranger are 18-month-old German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois mixes that were bred in Europe before being brought over to GPD.
Read More »National School Walkout Day Documented On Social Media
Thousands of students across the country create the next wave of gun control activism on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting which left 13 dead in Littleton, Colorado.
Read More »One Injured, Shooter In Custody In ‘Intentional’ Shooting At Forest High School In Ocala
One person is injured, and Ocala police say the shooter is in custody.
Read More »Sheriff: Suspect Fatally Shot Two Gilchrist Deputies In Chinese Restaurant
Sgt. Noel Ramirez and deputy Taylor Lindsey died from gunshot wounds after the suspect shot them while eating lunch through the restaurant window at approximately 3 p.m.
Read More »City Commission Approves $600,000 Contract For Gainesville Police Body Cameras
The Gainesville City Commission on Thursday approved a contract between the Gainesville Police Department and Axon to supply GPD with new Tasers and body cameras.
Read More »Ocala Opioid Dealer Charged With First-Degree Murder For First Time In City History
Ocala Police Department marked a historical moment Tuesday with its first-ever murder indictment of a heroin dealer, with charges against David Long on first-degree homicide. OPD announced last fall that opioid-related deaths would be investigated as homicides and the dealers charged accordingly. In October, Long was suspected of sexual assault, …
Read More »Gun Rights Advocates Parade Rifles And Rods In Opposition To Gun Control Measures
Many of the marchers felt excluded from the national dialogue at a time when the majority of Americans are calling for enhanced firearm regulations, and they wanted to ensure that gun control advocates don’t monopolize the conversation.
Read More »Why Alachua County Reduced A Property’s Fines Of $1.4 Million To $1,000
The Code Enforcement Board reduced fines at Holly Heights from $1.4 million dollars to just one-thousand dollars.
Read More »Penny Sales Tax Allows Marion County To Snag Three $400K Fire Engines
Each fire engine cost more than $400,000. The county says the local sales tax — approved by voters — made it possible.
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