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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.
Read More »Small-Town Police Departments Having Trouble Finding, Keeping Officers
Lightning Sets Summerfield House Ablaze; 2 Dogs Missing
A lightning strike set a house on fire in Summerfield early this morning as severe weather passed through North Central Florida. Both residents escaped, but two dogs are missing.
Read More »UPDATE: Pilot Killed In Micanopy Crash Identified; Weather Possible Cause
The Marion County Sheriff's Office and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating a small plane crash that left one dead near Williston Tuesday morning.
Read More »North Central Florida Groups Work To Help Newly Settled Refugees
Stand with Refugees was hosted at First Congregational UCC on Saturday. The event promoted coexisting as a community of diverse people along with refugees and the Muslim population.
Read More »Protesters Rally 1 Month After Sabal Trail Shooter’s Death
On Monday, a group of protesters gathered outside of the Dunnellon Compress Station, where the Sabal Trail Pipeline is being constructed in Marion County. The protesters were speaking against the pipeline and defending James Marker, who was killed by police a month ago after allegedly shooting at the pipeline, leading police on a car chase and brandishing his weapon.
Read More »Dunnellon’s Fire Service Faces Possible Defunding
Dunnellon is considering defunding its fire department to save $180,000 and balance the city's budget, but some residents are expressing concerns that the move would put the city at risk.
Read More »Woman Charged With DUI Manslaughter Of UF Student Denied Bond
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.
Read More »Citizens Concerned About Proposed Silver Springs Regulations
The St. John’s River Water Management district is under fire from Marion County citizens after proposing new regulations that would allow an additional 10 million gallons of water to be extracted from Silver Springs every day.
Read More »Police: 3 Carrying Meth Arrested In Theft At Construction Site
Two people were arrested Thursday morning and another being sought for arrest after police say they found them carrying meth and stealing a Bobcat front loader from a Gainesville construction site. The $40,000 Bobcat “looked just like mine,” one of the three, 39-year-old Donald Tanney, yelled about 5:30 a.m. as …
Read More »Ex-Gainesville Police Union President Sentenced To 3 Years
Jeffery McAdams, a former president of the Gainesville Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison and 10 years probation for stealing money from the union.
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