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Gainesville physician and former Reliant Family Practice Owner Erik Schabert, along with his ex-wife and former office manager Mika Kamissa Harris, have surrendered on a federal indictment charging them with health care fraud.
Read More »Parents React To Gov. Rick Scott’s New Safety Plan For Florida Schools
The Senate held a hearing today for Gov. Rick Scott’s three proposed bills regarding school safety, firearm safety and public records as a part of his $450 million school safety plan.
Read More »Scott’s Plan Not New To Alachua County Sheriff
Gov. Rick Scott announced today his three-part plan to keep children safe at school, including gun access, school safety and mental health. Alachua County Sheriff's Office said it already has in place many of the procedures listed in Scott's plan.
Read More »After Parkland Shooting, Schools Discuss Mental Health
A call for change has emerged after 17 students were killed in the Parkland shooting on Feb. 14. And while gun control is at the forefront of the discussion, a second topic has surfaced both nationally and within Alachua County: the need to address mental health resources for high school students.
Read More »Parkland Shooting Town Hall: Rubio On The Defensive on Gun Control
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio was put on the defensive in Sunrise Wednesday by angry students, teachers and parents who are demanding stronger gun-control measures after the shooting rampage that claimed 17 lives at a Florida high school.
Read More »Parkland Shooting Prompts New Security Protocol for Marion County Schools
North Marion High School will teach ALICE Training, a new security protocol, beginning this week, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate.
Read More »Trump Hears Wrenching Tales At School Violence Meeting
Spilling out wrenching tales of lost lives and stolen security, students with quavering voices and parents shaking with anger appealed to President Donald Trump on Wednesday to set politics aside and protect American school children from the scourge of gun violence. Trump sat rapt and motionless, listening intently as raw emotions reverberated at the White House.
Read More »Its Reported Crime Numbers Are Low, But Santa Fe College Police Say They’re Trying To Make Its Campuses Even Safer
After the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on Feb. 14, the Santa Fe College police department is making sure everyone on the school's campuses is aware of what to do in emergency situations.
Read More »Senate Tables Gun Bills Amid Parkland Outcry
Two gun-related measures backed by Second Amendment advocates were put on hold Wednesday as students from Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and other schools pressured lawmakers for gun-control legislation.
Read More »‘Too Many Red Flags’: Congressman Yoho Responds to Parkland Shooting
Congressman Ted Yoho, Florida's 3rd District U.S. House representative, talks about the Parkland shooting, his thoughts on gun regulation and the red flags seen in recent mass shootings.
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