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New documents reveal that a key piece of evidence was the school security video.
Read More »Details Emerge In Officer’s Accidental Shooting In School Cafeteria
Tropical Storm Conditions Expected Along Portions of Florida’s Gulf Coast by This Evening
Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen is expected to become Subtropical Storm Nestor as it moves over the Gulf of Mexico and toward Florida later today....
Read More »Florida House Looks For Ways To Boost Teacher Pay
Rep. Chris Latvala, a Clearwater Republican who chairs the House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, said his panel has been asked by House leaders to find about $500 million in potential cuts as part of a broader budget exercise. But that exercise also could help determine if a teacher-pay package would be viable.
Read More »Former Cop Opens Hemp Shop In Chiefland
For many deputies, it may take a lot more work to determine what’s legal and what’s not, given that many hemp products look and smell like marijuana, said Scott Tummond, the public information officer for the Levy County Sheriff’s Office.
Read More »Millions Of State Dollars Put Toward Hawthorne Makeover
The state invested about $27 million into sprucing up Hawthorne, including an updated water system, a new fire station, dramatically improved park facilities, a new downtown road and a popular wellness center.
Read More »Chances of Tropical Development Increasing Over the Gulf of Mexico
The National Hurricane Center initiated advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen at 11 am Thursday, which is expected to make landfall in the...
Read More »The Point, Oct. 17, 2019: Sheriff’s Deputy Fired Months After His Gun Went Off In A Florida School Cafeteria
The Pasco County Sheriff announced the deputy's firing because he said he was "fidgeting" with the gun when it went off.
Read More »American Airlines’ New Dallas Route Boosts Gainesville Regional Passenger Traffic
GNV's new Dallas/Fort Worth flight flew nearly 24,000 passengers to the Lone Star route in its first six months of operations.
Read More »Police Captain Angela Scroble Graduates From The 22nd Senior Leadership Program
Police Captain Angela Scroble received a certificate of completion for the 22nd Senior Leadership Program after attending seven weeklong sessions over 10 months.
Read More »Wawa Reveals Dates For Five Gainesville Site Openings Including State’s First Non-Gas Location
A giant goose costume, a hoagie building competition and hard hats and shovels marked the occasion Tuesday as Wawa held two groundbreakings to celebrate its expansion to Gainesville.
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