Prosecutors charged Michael Drejka with manslaughter Monday Aug. 13, 2018 in the death of Markeis McGlockton whose videotaped shooting in a store parking lot has revived debate over Florida’s “stand your ground” law.
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An additional 10 municipalities have joined a challenge to the constitutionality of a state law that imposes strict penalties on local governments and officials who violate a restriction on regulating guns and ammunition.
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Florida is one of the few states that exempts university groups like the University Athletic Association and UF Foundation from public records laws. Their DSO classification identifies them as a private, incorporated businesses, separating them from the universities they serve.
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Calling Washington "horribly dysfunctional," Florida Gov. Rick Scott is challenging U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in an election that could be one of the most expensive and highly-watched races in the nation.
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UF Transportation and Parking Services offers students, faculty and others a way to pay for their parking tickets with food donations this week through the Food For Fines program.
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Xanadu homes, popular touristic attractions in the 1980s, were once called the houses of the future and now became the trinkets of the past. Gainesville's Xanadu house Foam Dome, however, became inhabited after years of abandonment after it's renovation.
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The city’s programs, found at Santa Fe College and the University of Florida, are a facet of an increasing trend in Florida.
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This is Florida Voices, a series of ordinary Floridians with extraordinary stories.
Read More »With the Oscars right around the corner, many of us are thinking about movies we love. While viewing this year’s Best Picture nominations may be the best way for some to prep for Sunday’s Oscar telecast, some film fans may simply choose to re-watch their definition of classics. It may …
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In response to the killings of 17 people at a Parkland school by a 19-year-old with an AR-15, some gun owners across the country are waging personal protests against mass shootings by destroying their own guns.
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