An ex-convict who posted anti-Islamic rants online pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Monday to setting fire to a mosque that the Orlando nightclub shooter attended occasionally.
Read More »Q&A: Lawyer Helps to Establish Aid for Orlando Shooting Victims
Feinberg is now lending his expertise to the city of Orlando, where he is consulting on the OneOrlando Fund
Read More »Former Roommate Says Gainesville Man Arrested for Theft, IED Possession Never Intended Harm
Mason Scott Beuning lived at 3119 NW Fourth St. in Gainesville at the time of his arrest for theft and IED possession six months ago. Jamie Tucker, his former roommate, said his friend never intended harm. Beuning's case is under review.
Read More »Is the University of Florida prepared for a major emergency?
That's the question campus officials and law enforcement will attempt to answer Thursday morning in a simulated training exercise called Operation Urgent Impact.
Read More »Wounded Warriors offer Boston bombing victims support, encouragement
The Wounded Warrior Project offers perspective and support for Boston Marathon bombing victims who have lost limbs.
Read More »Apr. 26, 2013: Afternoon News in 90
A video round-up of local, state and national stories for readers in North Central Florida: Boston bombing suspect moved, Gainesville prison conversion, footage of sexual battery and burglary suspect, Mississippi River flooding, the Great Balloon Fest.
Read More »April 25, 2013: Morning News in 90
A video round-up of local, state and national stories for readers in North Central Florida: missing Marion County man, teacher cocaine arrest, Boston Marathon bombings T-shirt, human remains at Florida airport.
Read More »April 23, 2013: Afternoon News in 90
A video round-up of local, state and national stories for readers in North Central Florida.
Read More »Court: Marathon suspect charged; details sealed
Suspect in marathon bombing charged in hospital, according to the Associated Press.
Read More »April 22, 2013: Morning News In 90
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