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Maria Fernanda Camacho/WUFT NewsMark Anthony Vega, the senior pastor of Ignite Life Center, has been charged with failing to report suspected child abuse and abandonment or neglect, a third-degree felony, according to a sworn complaint filed in Alachua County Circuit Court by Gainesville Police Department Det. Desiree Russano. -
Inmates from various Florida prisons met Wednesday at the Cross City Correctional Institution to compete in the 5th Annual FDC Masonry Competition.
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When Jordan Gonzalez was a young boy, he started hearing about his uncle Manuel Taboada’s death. Gonzalez didn’t know many details about the case, but every time the tragic murder was showcased on a true crime TV show, he would hear his father say, “That’s family…” -
Gainesville residents dropped off their unused or expired prescription drugs at HCA Florida Gainesville Emergency on Saturday as part of efforts to safely dispose of medications. -
The university has already banned Ita Durand, who is from Peru, from campus for three years. Ita Durand said the sex was consensual, police said. -
DeSantis spoke behind a sign that said, “Python be gone,” at the Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area, where three people near the governor wrestled holding a large, live python. -
Prosecutors dropped the felony criminal charge of making a false report about the bomb and formally charged him with felony petit theft over the theft of the $5.97 in candy bars. -
“We’re answering the who, what, when and where,” Bloom said, “but the why, he’s the only one who has the answer to that.” -
“When I flew over the scene, you could see where it initially crashed into the ground,” Kramer said, “it just blew up, like pieces were everywhere, and I didn’t see anybody.” -
Marion County Fire Rescue is launching a program to enhance its response to potential emergencies for residents and local businesses. -
“This cycle of violence has to stop,” said the Rev. Philip Egitto of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, who led the group. -
A man convicted of killing a married couple during a robbery in South Florida in 1990 was put to death Tuesday in a record 13th execution this year in the state.
