The shooting happened during a Madden NFL competition at a video game bar in downtown Jacksonville. A male suspect killed at least two people before taking his own life. Eleven others are injured.
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Organized protests took place simultaneously outside of the offices of state Sen. Keith Perry, state Rep. Chuck Clemons and U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho.
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Much of the hours-long statement given by Florida school shooting suspect to investigators should be publicly released, a judge ruled Thursday.
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Arts funding across Florida has been significantly cut from the 2018-19 state budget, and some organizations in Alachua County are seeing up to 80 percent reductions in grants in comparison to the previous year.
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Quirks in the local 911 and emergency dispatch system created problems with law enforcement response.
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Alachua County Fire Rescue joined the Alachua County Sheriff's Department's annual in-service scenario training for the first time at Santa Fe High School to improve joint response to potential mass-casualty events.
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The filing was in response to an order by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for attorneys to submit arguments about whether the court is in a legal posture to consider the matter.
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A list of the laws and projects that legislators representing local counties were able to get through the Florida legislature in 2018.
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Florida public school districts must have resource officers in place at the start of the 2018-2019 school year.
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A new state law is set to redirect millions from sales taxes to fund vouchers for literacy tutors and increase the percentage of teachers’ union members required to pay dues. The new law will also require school boards to display “In God We Trust” in all associated buildings.
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