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Two employees of an Alachua County Catholic school embroiled in a child sex abuse scandal are facing additional charges after Gainesville police filed a slew of new complaints in Alachua County Circuit Court Monday.
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Voting-rights groups want a federal court to reconsider a ruling that upheld the constitutionality of a Florida congressional redistricting plan, pointing to the “outsized” role that Gov. Ron DeSantis played in pushing the plan through the Legislature.
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The man facing charges for driving an excavator into a Walmart changed his plea to no contest and was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation.
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A Florida appeals court has effectively opened a loophole in the state's long-standing law against recording telephone conversations without the permission of both sides of the call, ruling that law enforcement officers performing their official duties can be secretly recorded because they have no expectation of privacy.
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A University of Florida employee arrested last week in a sexual assault case will be allowed to bond out of jail after a circuit court judge on Wednesday morning denied a prosecutor’s request that he be jailed until trial. Aaron Kendrick Henry, 36, a contracts administrator for UF’s Planning, Design and Construction office, is being held in the Alachua County jail on $125,000 bond.
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Gainesville city officials and Gainesville Fire Rescue got off to a smooth start negotiating a new three-year contract on Wednesday. But both sides have yet to face budget difficulties that may manifest from a reduction in funds from Gainesville Regional Utilities. An anticipated shortfall from GRU could mean less money for pay raises, new training, time off and other expenses that could affect the long-term quality of emergency services for Gainesville residents.
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A 24-year-old man and two teenagers have been indicted for a Gainesville murder on Feb. 19.
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As Casey leaned against the wooden railing on the third-floor unit in Seacrest, it suddenly gave way – “the next thing I knew, I was falling to the ground,” he said – and he plummeted backward into sand dunes and foliage below. The avid golfer and daily jogger from Atlanta was badly injured.
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Emmanuel Espinoza, 21, drove from Gainesville to his mother's house in Frostproof in Polk County on for a family event.
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The move brings Florida's law against stalking into the digital age, when inexpensive and widely available technology makes it easier than ever to track someone's movements minute by minute without their knowledge.
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Despite the distance, Bristol Women’s Health Center is preparing for an influx of women from Florida seeking abortions when a stricter ban kicks in next month.
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Attorney General Ashley Moody's office is urging judges to toss out challenges to a 2023 law that requires city elected officials to disclose financial information.