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A Marion County Fire Rescue ambulance responding to call Tuesday landed on its side after being struck by a pickup truck and a small bus that failed to yield. (Facebook photo Marion County Fire Rescue)

3-vehicle crash in Marion County sends 15 people to hospitals after small bus and pickup truck fail to yield to ambulance

Debra Garcia

Fifteen people were injured in a three-vehicle accident involving an ambulance, a pickup truck and a small bus Tuesday morning in Marion County. According…

Law and Public Safety

Marion County Deputy Vehicle fatally strikes cyclist

Garrett Shanley

A 22-year-old Marion County Sheriff’s Department deputy was placed on paid leave after he hit and killed a 63-year-old Gainesville cyclist with his patrol…

The Leon County, Florida, Circuit Courthouse is seen in this image from 2022. It is the site of a drunken-driving trial expected to resume Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (Brandon Meyer/WUFT News)

Fresh Take Florida

What is a crash? Florida courts debate definition in DUI case

Silas Morgan

A pickup flipped in a ditch in Tallahassee in the early morning hours. Booze inside. The driver reeked of alcohol, with bloodshot eyes, slurred his words…

Chaos, a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office K-9, went missing while chasing a suspect on September 24. (Courtesy Columbia County Sheriff's Office)

Animals

Columbia County Sheriff’s Office find missing K-9

Alissa Gary

Update, Tuesday, Sept. 26: Deputies found Chaos Tuesday around 11:25 a.m. after a citizen reported sighting him on Southeast Pounds Hammock Road, just…

The stolen bucket truck was used to extract the ATM from its foundation. (Photo courtesy of Lake City Police Department)

Law and Public Safety

Bucket truck bandits: Two suspects drag ATM using stolen truck, then flee from Lake City officers on foot

Richard Bennett

Lake City police officers were dispatched at 4:52 a.m. on Friday in response to an Ameris Bank alarm sounding, only to find the drive-thru ATM had been…

Clean Slate Project program director Lakisha Camese, Esq., guides expungement hopefuls through the application process at a pop-up clinic in New York. (Courtesy of Roz McCarthy)

Law and Public Safety

Florida’s likely recreational marijuana ballot vote gives hope to people in prison on marijuana charges

Loren Miranda

A voter petition to legalize recreational marijuana in the state appears to have more than the required signatures to be placed on the 2024 ballot.

Florid Highway Patrol dashcam video screenshot from Aug. 24, 2022, shows a trooper driving northbound on I-75 near Gainesville behind a BMW (left lane) driven by a University of Florida student. (Image courtesy Florida Highway Patrol)

Law and Public Safety

UF student found not guilty for reckless driving after 116-mph ticket on I-75

Sandra McDonald

A University of Florida student, who said he was trying to avoid being late for class when he was clocked going 116 mph on I-75, was found not guilt Thursday of reckless driving.

First responders at the scene of the crash (Courtesy of Alachua County Fire Rescue)

Law and Public Safety

Double 18-wheeler collision on I-75 causes fatality in Alachua County

Richard Bennett

Two tractor-trailers crashed into each other around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning on the interstate in Alachua County. The wreck caused the death of one of…

Law and Public Safety

Jasper police chief dies in car crash

Richard Bennett

The Jasper Police Department lost its chief following a fiery crash late Sunday night.According to Florida Highway Patrol, Chief Anthony Rickerson’s…

The Point

The Point, May 31, 2023: Ocala Police hold town hall for deaf community

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