Thirty years after the Gainesville murders, the 34th Street memorial wall still bears the names of the five victims. Some would like to forget. Others say it's important to remember.
Read More »Naming Names: Twitter Accounts That Graphically Describe Sexual Assaults Emerging On College Campuses
One senior at the University of Florida submitted a detailed written description of her assault – anonymously – to one of a new series of Twitter survivor accounts emerging around the United States, intended to empower victims and warn fellow classmates.
Read More »Marion County Sheriff Bans Masks For Deputies, With Some Exceptions
Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said this week in an email to staff that he had weighed both sides of the issue.
Read More »Nearly 11,000 Inmates Hit By COVID-19
A Friday report counted an additional 1,154 inmates who tested positive.
Read More »Marion County Teacher, Veteran Appeals Termination For Medical Marijuana Use
He uses marijuana for post-traumatic stress disorder and the injuries he sustained on mission Desert Storm.
Read More »‘I Began To Call And Demand Answers’: A Jail Inmate’s Mother Searches For Justice In Two Cases
Jennifer Mccray Littles spends the days awaiting progress in the criminal trial against former detention officer Jerome Ulrich for charges of battery and tampering with a victim — her son, Joseph Combs.
Read More »Moment That Love, Life Was Lost After Tragic Crash: ‘She Did Not Make It, OK?’
This story reveals new details about what happened that night and in the months since the deadly crash on Jan. 9.
Read More »Lake City Police Officer Shot While Making Well-Being Check, But Is In Stable Condition
Shots were fired through the door from inside the home, and one officer — Remington "Cody" Chauncey — was struck, the release said.
Read More »Meridian Behavioral Healthcare And Sheriff’s Office Form Mental Health Co-Responder Team
The co-responder team is comprised of one law enforcement officer, who ensures safety at the scene, and a mental health clinician, who can immediately intervene with whomever needs attention or counseling.
Read More »Adult Son Of Florida Sheriff Candidate Arrested By Incumbent Sheriff’s Deputies
Clovis Watson IV, 27, of Gainesville, acknowledged that he followed and harassed his former girlfriend of two years, deputy Maddison Telle wrote in an arrest complaint.
Read More »