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A court hearing for the teenager accused of fatally shooting 17 at a Florida high school has been rescheduled.
Read More »Hearing For Accused Florida School Shooter Rescheduled
Deadly Florida Airport Shooting Results In Plea Deal For Man
Federal prosecutors filed court documents Monday in which an Alaska man agreed to plead guilty to a Florida airport shooting rampage that killed five people in exchange for a life prison sentence.
Read More »New Florida Law Requires More Security in Schools
Florida public school districts must have resource officers in place at the start of the 2018-2019 school year.
Read More »This Graph Shows Recent Trends in Taser Usage in Alachua And Marion Counties
Records show Taser usage is slightly up at the Gainesville Police Department and Marion County Sheriff Office.
Read More »Low Pay, Poor Morale And A Contract Dispute Leave GPD With Staffing Shortages
Gainesville's Police Department has been struggling with a decline of officers. In the last five years, over 100 officers departed because of low pay and poor morale, among other things.
Read More »Unshame Supports Sexual Assault Victims
In 2014 Gretchen Casey founded the Unshame campaign in Gainesville to support rape victims around the world. Today over 1,000 people follow the Unshame group page on Facebook.
Read More »Residents At Gainesville Homeless Shelter Ask For Crosswalk On 39th Avenue
City and county officials have tried for two years to make it so bus riders won’t have to cross the dangerous street.
Read More »Gilchrist Sheriff Describes Shooter As ‘Overweight, Balding… Loner’ With No Apparent Motive In Shooting Deputies
Gilchrist County Sheriff Bobby Shultz held a press conference Friday morning to give updates on the investigation of John Hubert Highnote, a 59-year-old man who lived alone in Bell.
Read More »Putnam County Considers New Dangerous Dog Ordinance After Multiple Attacks
The Putnam County animal advisory board is working on a revision of the county ordinances that will address circumstances like this one in the future.
Read More »National Grant Could Provide Gainesville Fire Prevention Funding
Fire safety officials and advocates are working toward funding programs aimed at soon putting smoke alarms in as many as 150 homes across Gainesville.
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