A female scooter driver in her 40s was killed Wednesday in an accident that occurred near the 34th Street Wall at 7:20 p.m.
Read More »Sketch Released of Suspected Villages Bank Robber
Marion County Sheriff’s Office has released a first sketch of a man suspected of robbing Citizens First Bank in The Villages on Aug. 13.
Read More »Public Health Officials Warn About Dehydration
Students in Alachua County went back to school today, but summer is still in full swing. WRUF reported that temperatures are expected to soar into the mid to high 90’s this week. Craig Ackerman of the Marion County Health Department advises residents to stay hydrated and seek out air conditioning. Ackerman recommends avoiding alcoholic …
Read More »Q&A with Meridian Behavioral Healthcare CEO Maggie Labarta
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare is a private nonprofit that aids those affected by mental illness and substance-use disorders in and around North Central Florida. Its main campus is located in Gainesville at the corner of Williston Road and Southwest 13th Street, where it provides a variety of assistance programs to local …
Read More »UF Event Addresses Human Trafficking Prevalence In Florida
The University of Florida partnered with the Sarasota Herald-Tribune Thursday to bring a growing issue to light.
Read More »Florida State Senator: Hit Unlicensed Assisted Living Facilities ‘With A Hammer’
Heritage Senior Living of Ocala was identified as an unlicensed assisted living facility by the Agency for Health Care Administration on June 5, one of seven such citations in North Central Florida in 2013. There have been more statewide, spurring a call for legislative review in 2014.
Read More »Despite Positive Statewide Unemployment Trend, Homelessness Rising In Gainesville
Although there has been a drop in the state-wide unemployment rate, the Alachua County homelessness rate has done the opposite. Why?
Read More »Marion County Land Owner And Conservationist Practices ‘Agriculture At Its Finest’
Jeri Baldwin's search ended when she found the 80 acres where Crones' Cradle Conserve now sits in Citra. Then, some nearby timberland was put up for sale because the new equipment the timber company used did not pay for itself on a piece of land smaller than 400 acres.
Read More »Why the Location for the Ocala Homeless Site Is Still Undecided
Organizers of Open Arms Village are looking for the ideal spot for a tent city to provide homes for the homeless in Ocala and Marion County. Those in western Ocala aren't happy about the first potential site option.
Read More »Pastor Terry Jones, of Dove World Outreach and Koran-burning infamy, to leave Gainesville
The Dove World Outreach Center, a Gainesville-based church that has sparked international controversy, may be moving to Tampa Bay. The church is well known for its flagrant anti-Islam message, projected in inflammatory acts like Koran burnings and anti-Mohammed Internet videos.
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