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The property's recent sale didn’t include the house, so the Marion County Board of County Commissioners voted Sept. 7 for its move to Carney Island.
Read More »Known For 1935 Shootout, Marion County’s Ma Barker House Set For Move By Oct. 31
Gainesville Police Distributes Vehicle Security Report Cards To Prevent Car Robberies
After releasing statistics last month that indicated a steep rise in car burglaries in Gainesville, the Gainesville Police Department has started to take special measures to help prevent future car robberies. According to GPD, cases of car burglary have nearly doubled in the past year, with the department stating that over …
Read More »10-Year-Old Arrested, Charged With Manslaughter In Death Of 2-Year-Old
A 10-year-old was booked into the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center yesterday, where he was placed on a juvenile hold until his first appearance hearing Thursday morning.
Read More »Two Arrested During Marion County Crime Spree
Two suspects were arrested Tuesday morning during a crime spree at three convenience stores in Marion County, and a third suspect is still on the run.
Read More »Ryan Lochte Has Left Brazil — Where Police Tried To Seize His Passport
Police visited the athletes' village in Rio Wednesday, hoping to seize the passports of Ryan Lochte and James Feigen as part of an inquiry into their report of a robbery.
Read More »Alachua County Now Has Option For Civil Citations For Small Marijuana Possession
Charles Chestnut voiced a concern about who law enforcement tends to target for arrests — and on what side of town.
Read More »Authorities: 2 killed, More Than a Dozen Shot at Fort Myers Nightclub
Authorities are searching for suspects.
Read More »Ruling Could Take Wind Out Of Florida DUI Fight
A U.S. Supreme Court decision might short-circuit a battle about the constitutionality of a Florida law that leads to criminal charges for some drunken-driving suspects who refuse to take breath tests. The Florida Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 1 to hear arguments in a Volusia County case challenging the law. But Attorney General Pam Bondi's office filed a motion Monday contending that the arguments should be called off because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month in a Minnesota case.
Read More »State Pushes To Release Investor Names in Pot Dispute
Lawyers for the Florida Department of Health have given a Jacksonville nursery until Monday to take action on an attempt to keep secret a list of investors affiliated with a bid to become one of a handful of medical marijuana operations in the state. The move came after wrangling between …
Read More »Florida’s Budget, New Laws Begin July 1
Starting Friday, clergy who don't want to marry same-sex couples will have state backing for their beliefs, high school students will have more choice over where they play sports or study, and local governments won't be able to regulate the use of Styrofoam containers. Those are among the 159 new laws that will go into effect in Florida on July 1. The laws range from the latest record-setting state budget to a public records exemption for taped, mixed-martial arts bouts.
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