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The Gainesville City Commission is moving forward with a plan to extract its police department from school resource officer duties.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Votes To Discuss Shifting School Resource Officer Funding
Gainesville Protesters Peacefully March Against Police Use Of Force On Day Of National Violence
Gainesville was one of at least 30 U.S. cities that held a “March for our Freedom,” with organizers saying they assembled the event to honor victims of police brutality and enforce the national Black Lives Matter movement.
Read More »‘Mental Health Firefighters’: A Mental Health Counselor On The Impacts Of Coronavirus
WUFT News recently spoke with a mental health counselor for Meridian Behavioral Healthcare about its mobile response program and how people should be thinking about their mental health during these challenging times.
Read More »Gainesville Police Investigate Two Downtown Homicides, Make Arrest In One
Two fatal shootings that took place four days and two blocks apart this week in downtown Gainesville are under investigation.
Read More »GPD: Man’s Target Practice Was Source Of Shots Fired Scare In Woods Near UF College Of Veterinary Medicine
At 3:35 p.m., the University of Florida clarified its earlier updates to say it's not an active shooter situation.
Read More »100 Stories From WUFT That Kept You Informed In 2019
These were the top stories near you this year.
Read More »NRA, Local Governments Square Off On Gun Law
The NRA this week filed a proposed friend-of-the-court brief urging the 1st District Court of Appeal to uphold the 2011 law, which has threatened tough penalties if city and county officials approve gun regulations.
Read More »Teacher Pay A Centerpiece Of DeSantis Budget
The proposal is an initial step as lawmakers prepare to negotiate a 2020-2021 budget during the legislative session that starts Jan. 14.
Read More »Details Emerge In Officer’s Accidental Shooting In School Cafeteria
New documents reveal that a key piece of evidence was the school security video.
Read More »Former Cop Opens Hemp Shop In Chiefland
For many deputies, it may take a lot more work to determine what’s legal and what’s not, given that many hemp products look and smell like marijuana, said Scott Tummond, the public information officer for the Levy County Sheriff’s Office.
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