WUFT · Marion Online Sexual Predators An undercover investigation in Marion County last week resulted in the arrest of 20 online sexual predators trying to meet underage children for sex or sending explicit photos or messages. They were caught by Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods and his team. Lieutenant Paul …
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On Monday, a group of protesters gathered outside of the Dunnellon Compress Station, where the Sabal Trail Pipeline is being constructed in Marion County. The protesters were speaking against the pipeline and defending James Marker, who was killed by police a month ago after allegedly shooting at the pipeline, leading police on a car chase and brandishing his weapon.
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Thousands without power across the state as Floridians begin to clean up after Hurricane Hermine.
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Data released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement shows that 11,000 rape kits have gone untested, including those that were never submitted by county sheriff's offices.
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Gainesville's Citizens on Patrol program, which began in 2010, is working to expand from a modest 10-person unit to the likes of Citrus County's COP program which currently boasts around 500 volunteers.
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Cody Eugene Wygant has confessed to suffocating the 16-month-old, whose crying was distracting him from playing.
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After successfully suing a Florida university over a ban on guns in vehicles, a gun rights group has turned to the University of Florida and its ban on guns in dorms.
Read More »Citrus County authorities are trying to locate the body of Margot Register, missing since 1994.
Read More »Florida law enforcement officials and state legislators are considering the enactment of tougher consequences for sexual predators and are calling for a review of the current law.
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