After rejecting a request by white nationalist Richard Spencer to speak on campus and being threatened with a federal lawsuit, the University of Florida has set a tentative Oct. 19 date for an appearance by the “alt-right” leader.
Read More »Tree Trimmer Climbs Ahead Of Irma
With Hurricane Irma headed toward Florida, the Gainesville tree cutter has been swamped with phone calls from people requesting to have trees trimmed before landfall.
Read More »Hurricane Irma Pushes Toward Puerto Rico, With Florida In Its Sights
Hurricane Irma, the strongest storm ever recorded in the Atlantic outside of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, is bearing down on the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The storm maintained its 185-mph winds after making its first landfall on Barbuda early Wednesday.
Read More »UF Opens Door To White Nationalist Speech
With the threat of a federal lawsuit looming, University of Florida officials said Friday they will consider allowing white nationalist Richard Spencer to speak on campus.
Read More »Spencer, National Policy Institute Still Planning For UF Event
The National Policy Institute has obtained legal counsel and intends to continue with plans to hold an event featuring white nationalist Richard Spencer at the University of Florida following UF denying Spencer a permit to speak.
Read More »Bronson Man Head-Butts Patrol Car After Pot Bust
A Bronson man broke a deputy's hand and smashed the rear window of a Levy County Sheriff's Office patrol car with his head Saturday during an arrest for growing 21 pot plants in his bedroom, the sheriff's office said.
Read More »Long-Awaited Alachua County Fire Station Building Opens In Waldo
The new Alachua County Fire Station in Waldo has opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony, replacing an old building that served as a fire station for almost five decades.
Read More »Death Penalty Opponents Protest Asay State Execution
On Thursday Mark Asay was sentenced to death for the 1987 murders of two Jacksonville men, after nearly 30 years of waiting on death row. His case sparked controversy, as some of its circumstances were debated for decades.
Read More »Deputies Arrest Suspect In 2 Summerfield Home Robberies
A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged in at least two robberies in the Stonecrest subdivision in Summerfield, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.
Read More »Florida Man To Be Executed For Murders In 1987
Thursday's planned execution of Mark Asay will be Florida's first since the U.S. Supreme Court halted the practice in the state more than 18 months ago. Asay was convicted of two racially motivated, premeditated murders in Jacksonville in 1987.
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