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New documents reveal that a key piece of evidence was the school security video.
Read More »Details Emerge In Officer’s Accidental Shooting In School Cafeteria
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.
Read More »Hippodrome Theatre Production Of “The Blameless” Focuses On Healing After Gun Violence
"The Blameless" follows a family as they have a shooter’s father over for dinner.
Read More »Waldo Wildlife: Too Much To Bear?
Waldo residents have recently reported numerous encounters with bears.
Read More »Florida School Districts Working To Meet New Mandate For Mental Health Instruction
In July, the Florida Board of Education mandated five hours of mental health instruction within the school year. The state became the third in the nation to require it.
Read More »Florida Appeals Court Upholds ‘Red Flag’ Law In Gilchrist County Case
The ruling by a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal came in a case in which the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office believed that one of its deputies, Jefferson Eugene Davis, posed a threat after he suspected infidelity by his longtime girlfriend.
Read More »UF Student Arrested In Connection To Gainesville Walmart Shooting
Gainesville Police arrested Khalil Reed, 24, a fourth-year University of Florida student studying family, youth and community sciences, in connection to a shooting and drug sale Sunday evening in the Walmart parking lot in Butler Plaza in Gainesville.
Read More »Gainesville Residents Petition for More African-American Films
Two UF professors are leading an effort to persuade the three local first-run movie theaters – all owned by Regal Cinemas, the nation’s second-largest theater chain – to offer more such films.
Read More »Florida Deputy Charged For Inaction During Parkland Shooting
Scot Peterson was on duty as the resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on the day of the February 2018 shooting but never entered the building while bullets were flying.
Read More »As Employment Rises, African American Transplants Ride Jobs Wave To The South
At a time of low unemployment for African Americans, educated, well-connected professionals are starting new lives in cities such as Charlotte, N.C.
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