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Focus Turns To Recovery After Irma’s Exit

September 12, 2017 Florida Good, Law and public safety

More than 5.5 million homes and businesses in Florida remained without power at midday Tuesday after Hurricane Irma plowed through the state.

Irma Could Cost `Billions Upon Billions’

September 11, 2017 Law and public safety, Weather

An initial estimate from Moody's Analytics on Monday projected property destruction from Irma between $64 billion and $92 billion.

Florida Price-Gouging Hotline Receives 3,000 Irma Complaints

September 7, 2017 Weather

Florida's price-gouging hotline — 1-866-9-NO-SCAM — had received more than 3,000 calls tied to Irma as of Thursday morning, with some 1,100 coming in Wednesday night.

Florida Sees Fuel Shortages, Traffic Jams Ahead Of Irma

September 7, 2017 Weather

While people from Florida to North Carolina anxiously watched the behemoth Hurricane Irma, the storm battered the northern Caribbean, killing at least six people and leaving thousands homeless.

12-Year-Old Dies When ATV Driven By 11-Year-Old Crashes In Ocala

July 10, 2017 Law and public safety

The Florida Highway Patrol reported that a 12-year-old Florida girl died when an all-terrain vehicle being driven by an 11-year-old went off the road and overturned Sunday night in Ocala.

Governor Scott Calls Death of FHP Trooper a Terrible Loss

June 19, 2017 Law and public safety

The Florida Highway Patrol says final funeral arrangements are still being made for Master Sergeant William Bishop. Bishop was killed in the line of duty Saturday night while working an accident on I-75 southbound at mile marker 403 in northern Alachua County.

To Help Farmers, Marion County Appoints Agricultural Deputy

April 12, 2017 Law and public safety

The Marion County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday that it will be assigning a deputy to just agricultural duties, such as assisting with missing or loose livestock, helping the county's animal-control employees and investigating stolen farm equipment.

Small-Town Police Departments Having Trouble Finding, Keeping Officers

April 7, 2017 Law and public safety

Small police departments like Williston's 12-man team keep the community and police department in sync, but lower pay and lack of promotion makes it hard to recruit.

Woman Charged With DUI Manslaughter Of UF Student Denied Bond

March 22, 2017 Law and public safety

Damaris Guerrero-Garcia, 23, who was charged with DUI manslaughter of Karan Khullar, a 22-year-old UF computer science student, on Feb. 12. was denied a reduction of her $200,000 bond on Wednesday.