MIAMI — Donald Trump has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, a remarkable development that makes him the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges by the federal government that he once oversaw. The former president described a Pentagon “plan of attack” and shared …
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TALLAHASSEE — As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly high-profile topic in higher education, Florida universities are holding discussions about how to harness the technology’s power — and stave off the potential for academic malfeasance. The University of Florida Board of Trustees, for example, received an update Thursday from the school’s …
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Alachua County Public Schools are reviewing their media school library catalogues to make sure the content abides by state and district standards in preparation for the 2023-2024 school year. Some parents say they are worried.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A white Florida woman accused of shooting and killing her Black neighbor told investigators she had been threatened by the victim in the months before the slaying, according an arrest report released Thursday. The report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office came out as Susan Louise …
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An Alachua County man pleaded no contest to committing voter fraud during the 2020 election Thursday. Derrick Albert Robinson, 53, was sentenced to 36 months in prison after willfully voting in the 2020 election while not qualified to do so due to his status as a felony sex offender. Robinson’s …
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Students enrolled in the Columbia County Sheriff's Office inaugural Citizen's s Law Enforcement Academy received a warm welcome on May 30, the first day of class. The nine-week course will give area residents a behind-the-scenes understanding of the sheriff's office operations.
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A man who punched his defense attorney in the head during his trial at the Alachua County Courthouse in November, fracturing his skull, was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday. The assault prompted an amendment to legislation that raises the penalties for violent offenders who attack a defense attorney or public defender acting in their courtroom capacity.
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The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Ocala woman for manslaughter after Friday night’s fatal shooting. Susan Lorincz was arrested on Tuesday for shooting and killing her neighbor, Ajike Owens, after an altercation involving Owens’s children playing near the woman’s house, according to an arrest affidavit. During the altercation, …
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