public safety

The Senate version of a bill that would make it easier for law enforcement to identify drivers responsible for hit-and-run accidents is in its third committee with just days left in the current legislative session.

After a seven-year hiatus, the Gainesville Commission on the Status of Women hosted its 38th Community Conference on Sexual Battery and Relationship Violence at Trinity United Methodist Church on Thursday.

Dozens of Marion County law enforcement made in-person checks with registered sex offenders and predators Thursday to make sure they stayed away from any Halloween celebrations.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge hearing a challenge to a transgender health care ban for minors and restrictions for adults noted Thursday that…

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Members of the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority (GRUA) said they were happy to get the approval for bond validations at the board’s meeting…

The Gainesville City Commission repealed the city’s open container laws Thursday, making it illegal to carry and drink alcohol in most public spaces…

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