Sara Girard

Once the bars disappear, felons still feel locked out from opportunity. These are their stories.

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Barry Janks, 62, co-founder of Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation, calls his animals his children. While he doesn't have any actual kids of his own, Janks hopes to one day pass on the organization to someone who loves animals as much as he does.

By day, the overnight labor and delivery nurse and mother of two juggles work, family, and sleep. But when Cat Clifford laces up her roller derby skates, the smooth oval track becomes her playground.

The Lake City community is working to help a family of eight that lost their home in a fire last week. Donations so far include mattresses, shoes, toothbrushes and sports equipment for the kids, and a GoFundMe has been set up to raise money toward a down payment on a new house.

Locals and cross-country travelers flocked to the Gainesville Raceway all weekend to watch their favorite drivers burn rubber at the 48th Annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

In honor of World AIDS Day, local Gainesville groups advocate for those living with HIV and AIDS, as well as encourages people to get tested and get informed.

Following weeks of controversy about a sudden spike in euthanasia at the Citrus County Animal Services shelter, a new director, Morgan Woodard, has been hired.

It cost about $160,000 to move the house from its location in Lake Weir to Carney Island Recreation area.

Poultry and emu farmers by trade, Rathay and his wife, Misty, are taking on a new venture — called "the Earthship Project" — to find a new purpose for hundreds of used tires.