Law and public safety

Scott Fielding, drone specialist at Alachua County Fire Rescue, said the use of drones has been important for his department.

One 4-mile stretch of State Road 121 through Gainesville has had nearly 900 reported car crashes in the past three years.

One man now has more than $500,000 in fines and liens on his two properties in the City of Gainesville.

Two sinkholes have opened up at the intersection of Haile Boulevard and Southwest 95th Terrace in Haile Plantation. The sinkholes are about 15 feet from a walking trail and don't warrant an engineering study by the county.

A 24-year-old laborer was buried for 28 harrowing minutes earlier this year before he was saved during a chaotic, heroic rescue effort by firefighters.

A year ago, husband and father Paul Williams was charged with the murders of his wife and daughter.

Now robed and honored, colleagues and family hope to see DeThomasis thrive in this position.