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For 15 students who graduated from the CSI Academy of Florida this summer, they learned how this could become their future workplace.
Read More »Students Learn Basics Of Forensic Investigative Skills At CSI Academy Of Florida
Alachua County School District Officials Raise Concerns About Hope Scholarships For Bullied Students
Nearly 2,500 Florida students have applied for a scholarship intended to help victims of bullying.
Read More »Ocala Opioid Dealer Charged With First-Degree Murder For First Time In City History
Ocala Police Department marked a historical moment Tuesday with its first-ever murder indictment of a heroin dealer, with charges against David Long on first-degree homicide. OPD announced last fall that opioid-related deaths would be investigated as homicides and the dealers charged accordingly. In October, Long was suspected of sexual assault, …
Read More »Man Arrested After Fleeing Scene of Double Homicide at Southwest Gainesville Apartment Complex
A suspect is in custody after a Tuesday afternoon double homicide of two men at a Gainesville apartment complex, along with a woman's kidnapping.
Read More »Putnam County To Reduce Transportation Funding To Middle, High Schools
Budget cuts for the Putnam County School Board will result in discontinued transportation for students who live within two miles of a middle school and high school. The decision was made in order to avoid making cuts in classrooms or with faculty members.
Read More »Thousands Petition To Prevent Priest’s Alleged Killer From Receiving Death Penalty
Over seven thousand people have signed a petition calling for a slain St. Augustine priest's alleged killer not to receive the death penalty in Georgia.
Read More »Bank Robbery Hostages In Jacksonville Freed, Suspect In Custody
After a bank robber put a gun to the back of one hostage's head, SWAT team members resolved at the first chance they had Thursday to storm a north Florida credit union where nearly a dozen people were being held captive, authorities say.
Read More »Police: Woman Kidnapped From Ocala Hospital, Raped
Robert Lee-Terrell Hicks was charged with sexual battery, kidnapping and robbery.
Read More »Deputies: Man caught on video trying to abduct teen girl
30-year-old Craig Bonello is facing charges of child abuse and kidnapping involving Tuesday's incident at a Dollar General Store in Hernando.
Read More »Family of Journalist Slain By Islamic State Sues Syria
The family of slain journalist Steven Sotloff is suing Syria in U.S. court, claiming the government of President Bashar Assad provided support to Islamic State militants who carried out the gruesome beheading.
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