61 students with a disability attend Stephen Foster Elementary, one of three elementary schools that may close as a result of the Alachua County Public Schools rezoning plan.

The plaintiff, Maria Gonzales, claimed that Gainesville police officer Frederid Tirado was driving on SW Archer Road when he hit her car.

Court records said investigators found seven dead cats, a dead dog, two dead turkeys and a dead guinea fowl. Some cats were found inside trash bags on top of a burn pit, inside garbage cans, on the back porch or scattered across the property.

According to the EPA’s superfund site website, the main contaminants are carcinogens. These substances or agents are capable of causing cancer.

Marsy’s Law was initially a constitutional amendment that Florida voters approved in 2018. It intended to protect crime victims from having their identities revealed under Florida’s public records law.

The Ocala City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to rezone about 30 acres along West Silver Springs Boulevard from a previously approved mixed-use housing development to light industrial use, after the developer said apartment market saturation had stalled the original plan.

"I t's a requirement by the state that that has to be signed," said GPD Public Information Officer Art Forgey.

Supporters of the bill say it strengthens parental rights and ensures children are not exposed to inappropriate material. Critics argue the language is broad and could lead to the removal of a wide range of books, including works often taught in high school literature classes.

One month after a massive rail tie fire sent thick, potentially hazardous smoke over Dunnellon and nearby Chatmire, residents are still demanding answers about how a disaster many warned about became reality.

More than six weeks since the Bradford County Commission voted to move forward with a proposal to turn an unused warehouse in Starke into an ICE detention facility, the community has come together to protest, reach out to neighbors and gather information.