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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WCJB: I-75 shut down, then reopened after deputies say murder suspect took their own life. “ASO deputies learned about a potential murder suspect coming from Columbia County. Deputies closed off all highway …
Read More »UPS employee charged with grand theft
An Ocala United Parcel Service employee was arrested Wednesday and charged with grand theft after police said he attempted to sell stolen merchandise on Facebook Marketplace. The employee, 33-year-old Jose Flores Franco, was caught trying to sell around $12,000 worth of electronics and jewelry he stole from UPS packages, according …
Read More »The Point, July 20, 2023: Florida has new standards for teaching Black history
The changes were approved, but not without controversy.
Read More »The Point, July 19, 2023: FDLE is investigating GPD death in-custody
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Mainstreet Daily News: FDLE investigates GPD in-custody death. “According to the GPD release, the circumstances of the event are under investigation and the identity of the prisoner will not be released until …
Read More »The Point, July 17, 2023: Swimming reopens after sinkhole forms in spring
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • First Coast News: Swimming reopens at Blue Spring State Park. “Around 2 p.m. Saturday, the spring head at the park collapsed due to a sinkhole. The water turned brown, with silt and …
Read More »The Point, July 14, 2023: Man who shot neighborhood burglar takes plea deal
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Fresh Take Florida: One night, two lives changed forever: Case against shooter of neighborhood burglar ends in plea deal. “A man who saw a teenager burglarizing a neighbor’s vehicle in the middle …
Read More »The Point, July 12, 2023: HCA Healthcare confirms data breach
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Mainstreet Daily News: BOCC pauses meat processing plant until August. “The County Commission voted 4-0 in support of the decision at Tuesday’s regular meeting—less than 12 hours after holding a Monday joint …
Read More »The Point, July 11, 2023: Larry Nassar was stabbed multiple times at a Florida prison
He is in stable condition after the altercation at a federal prison in Sumter County.
Read More »The Point, July 10, 2023: 6 cases of malaria in Sarasota County
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Alachua County realtor, veteran enters treatment court after threatening city commission officials. “A Gainesville man will enter a diversionary veterans treatment court after threatening Gainesville city commissioners via email and …
Read More »The Point, July 7, 2023: Forecast amended, above-average hurricane season expected
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Florida Storms: Hurricane season forecast update: Above average activity expected. “One month into the Atlantic hurricane season, researchers at Colorado State University have again amended their seasonal forecast for tropical cyclone activity. …
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