William Matthew Ford Jr. fled to Orlando after allegedly beating his live-in girlfriend and her disabled friend. He has still not been located, according to a Gainesville Police Department release.
Read More »Man faces life-threatening injuries after rear-ending RTS bus
A 74-year-old man is now facing life-threatening injuries after rear-ending a Regional Transit Bus early Wednesday morning.
Read More »Bread and Roses clinic applies for buffer zone to protect against protestors
The Bread and Roses Women's Health Clinic is requesting protestors stay 35 feet from its property.
Read More »New gunshot brings back old wounds for local family
Dale Whitford, the mother of two local shooting victims, reflects on gun violence, coping and the possibility for long-deserved justice.
Read More »Gainesville man arrested on attempted murder charge
The Gainesville Police Department arrested a man on an attempted murder charge Tuesday night after a dispute resulted in a grazing gunshot wound, according to GPD spokesperson Ben Tobias.
Read More »Gainesville Regional Utilities customers may have been scammed
Gainesville Regional Utilities customers have received phone calls from scammers who may have claimed to be GRU representatives demanding payment and threatening to suspend service.
Read More »Police see increase in motorcycle crashes involving life-threatening injury
Half of the Traffic Homicide Investigation callouts in Gainesville have involved motorcycles this year, Sgt. Joe Raulerson with the Gainesville Police Traffic Safety Team said in an email.
Read More »March 22, 2013: Morning News in 90
A video round-up of local, state and national stories for readers in North Central Florida.
Read More »GPD helicopter relaunches after engine repair
After repairs from in-flight engine failure in December 2011, a Gainesville Police Department helicopter relaunched for the first time in 15 months.
Read More »School bus, motorcycle crash temporarily closes NE 23rd Avenue
An Alachua County school bus was hit by a motorcycle today. GPD is investigating the crash.
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