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A Jacksonville-area woman is helping families cope with loss by making teddy bears made out of clothing of loved ones killed due to violent crime.
Read More »Families Of Crime Victims Will Receive Teddy Bears To Aid Grieving Process
Waldo Burglaries Prompt Citizens Crime Watch
Waldo City Manager Kim Worley announced during a city council meeting Tuesday that she will hold a crime watch training in January with the ACSO as a result of a high number of burglary reports this Fall.
Read More »Yoho Easily Wins Re-Election To Congress
Rep. Ted Yoho easily won re-election to Congress on Tuesday.
Read More »A Victim, A Supporter And An Opponent Offer Differing Opinions On Florida’s Amendment 6
Dianna Hoyt is now a victim’s rights advocate and supports Florida’s Amendment 6, which includes Marsy’s Law. Voters will approve or reject it during Tuesday's election.
Read More »In Wake Of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shootings, UF Student Cherishes Her Faith Journey
I grew up in a large suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, where my family was one of three Jewish households in the area. We are Reform Jews. At most, we attended temple five times a year, only when we had to. We celebrated Christmas because we liked Santa and tinseled …
Read More »Where Florida Stands On Processing Its Sexual Assault Kit Backlog
Some 6,000 previously submitted kits that were part of the backlog have now been processed, with more than 1,000 still to go by June 2019.
Read More »College Students Discuss Their Thoughts On Sexual Assault Following The Kavanaugh Hearing
As the confirmation saga starts and stops toward its climatic conclusion, students at UF and Santa Fe – and no doubt at colleges and universities across the country – watched Christine Blasey Ford and Kavanaugh testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.
Read More »The Future Of Dignity Village, Gainesville’s Homeless Camp, Is In Doubt
Two years after a report called a walk through Dignity Village "devastating," city officials are still working toward closing it down.
Read More »Gainesville Police Union Receives Public Support, But Not Commission’s Vote On Union Contract
The turnout at Gainesville City Hall supporting the Fraternal Order of Police required live feeds of the City Commission meeting be shown on TVs in the lobby and throughout the basement. From Police Chief Tony Jones to longtime residents to people who encounter police officers as part of their work, …
Read More »Court Rejects School Proposal, Keeps Dog-Racing Ban On Ballot
Florida voters will get a chance in November to ban commercial greyhound racing but will not vote on a measure that could have led to the expansion of charter schools, the Florida Supreme Court decided in a series of rulings on Friday.
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