Clay County Sheriff's Office

Four north central Florida sheriffs met in a historic building on State Road 26 on Monday to renew an agreement that commits their agencies to share law enforcement jurisdiction over Melrose, an unincorporated area approximately 17 miles east of Gainesville.

Gun safety experts in Gainesville and neighboring communities say they have noticed an increase in the last four months in the number of women applying for a concealed weapons license. As of the end of February, one-third of the state's 2.5 million concealed weapons license holders are women, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Authorities say two small planes have collided while flying near a Florida airpark.

Clay County schools will have its own police department starting in October 2019.

Investigators are looking into how a Florida woman managed to get out of jail using another inmate's name and release papers in Clay County.

George R. King, 64, was hosting a party with trucks mudding in his backyard Sunday when several fights broke out between the more than 50 people attending.

Officials believe a body found in a Keystone Heights retention pool Monday could be 51-year-old Katherine Jarosz, who went missing on Feb. 28.

Following three student suicides this year, Clay County School District is launching an outreach initiative to help students, parents and school personnel identify at-risk students and link them with resources.

The scam involves innocent residents receiving phone calls saying they have missed jury duty and are being fined large sums of money.

Johnathan H. Wilkes turned himself in to the Clay County Sheriff's Office Monday afternoon for charges stemming from his involvement in a teen's wrongful death.