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Chad Scott Sr. is the leading fundraising candidate among Democrats in the 2024 Alachua County Sheriff race. His son, Chad Scott Jr., died last year from an overdose of illegal methamphetamine.

Dozens of community leaders representing Gainesville and Alachua County gathered at Eastwood Meadows on Monday in remembrance of a victim of gun violence.

Law enforcement gave the all-clear after a suspicious package was found at Peabody Hall.

It’s an udderly puzzling mystery: Whose Brahman steer did sheriff’s deputies wrangle in a rural community near High Springs? Tongues-in-cheeks, deputies…

The first substantial videos to emerge from a panicked stampede at the University of Florida during a nighttime vigil for Israelis killed in the Hamas…

At least five people were injured at the University of Florida Monday night after students at a vigil for victims of the attacks on Israel panicked and…

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The changes were approved, but not without controversy.

With dozens of vacancies across different local agencies, Alachua County has not been immune to national law enforcement recruitment challenges. As local…

More than 30 people marched to City Hall to protest a bill signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday that allows Floridians to carry a concealed loaded weapon without a permit. Among the protestors were members of Moms Demand Action, a group that promotes public safety measures that can protect people from gun violence.