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Citra Residents Fired Up Over Proposed Firing Range

Some Marion County residents are up in arms over what could be their new neighbor. A company is applying for a special use permit to open a commercial gun…

The window of a car parked in the Majestic Oaks apartment complex was shattered in the Robert Dentmond shooting when ASO and GPD officers killed the Gainesville teen who was holding a replica of an AR-15 rifle.

Alachua County Sheriff's Office Paid Thousands For Damages In Majestic Oaks Shooting

Majectic Oaks residents are getting paid thousands of dollars of reimbursement for damages to their property by Alachua County Sheriff's deputies and Gainesville Police officers when they opened fire on teenager Robert Dentmond.

Citrus Agency Cuts Staff, Keeps Juice Flowing For Florida Visitors

Free orange juice will continue to be available to travelers at Florida welcome centers as the Department of Citrus squeezes staff to help the embattled industry.

Gainesville Hosts Orlando Vigil

The University of Florida's Pride Student Union and Islam On Campus organized a joint march to the candle-light vigil held downtown at city hall.

Despite higher black bear population numbers released by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Committee, the Center for Biological Diversity still plans to circulate a petition to declare the creatures endangered. (Photo courtesy of Florida Fish and Wildlife)

Citing Public Safety, Alachua County Commission Votes Against Bear Hunt

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will vote June 22 to decide whether to authorize another statewide hunt.

Jun. 15, 2016: News In 90

Officials search waters at Disney Resort for the child who was snatched by an alligator. That and more in 90 seconds.

June Whitehurst, wearing her silver U.S. Marines insignia pin, talks about her service as one of the nation’s first enlisted women Marines on active duty during World War II. She started working on her scrapbook in the early 1940s and has preserved handwritten letters, wartime documents and photos in its aged pages. (Brittany Valencic/WUFT News)

As Debate On Women In The Military Goes On, High Springs Woman Recalls Service As U.S. Marine

June Whitehurst, now 93, is one of the first women to join the Marines Corps after she heard on a radio show that women could enlist in the Marines. At 20 years old, she was one the first women to enlist and placed on active duty in World War II. A scrapbook she created documents her active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve.

Backyard Beekeeping Hobby Is On The Rise in Gainesville

Backyard beekeeping is becoming a popular hobby in Gainesville, despite a declining bee population.

An Orange County Sheriffs helicopter searches for a young boy early Wednesday, June 15, 2016, after the boy was dragged into the water Tuesday night by an alligator near Disney's upscale Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Body Of Nebraska Boy Snatched By Gator Found In Disney Lagoon; Charges Against Parents Unlikely

An Orange County sheriff said charges are unlikely against a Nebraska couple, whose 2-year-old son was snatched off a Walt DisneyWorld beach by an alligator and dragged underwater. Divers found the body of Lane Graves Wednesday about 16 hours after authorities first got the call that a reptile had taken the boy from the water's edge at Seven Seas Lagoon despite his father's frantic attempt to save the child.

Century Tower To Don Rainbow Colors In Support Of Victims, Survivors Of Orlando Shooting

The University of Florida will light Century Tower with rainbow colors beginning Thursday at 9 p.m. and continuing through July 1 as an expression of solidarity and support for those affected by the attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando Sunday.

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