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Education

Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting

Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018…

The Point

The Point, June 27, 2023: Susan Lorincz to face manslaughter, not murder, charges

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The Point, June 8, 2023: Special Report: Record profits and soaring costs

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Joe Faherty has been elected to Citrus County's school board (District 5).

Florida Votes

See who won Citrus and Hernanado counties’ 2022 midterm elections

Carissa Allen

Citrus County School Board District 5Joseph “Joe” Faherty vs. Linda PowersJoe Faherty collected 57% of the vote, making him the Citrus County School Board…

Joseph Faherty (left) and Linda Powers (right) are the two candidates running for Citrus County School Board District 5.

Education

Linda Powers hopes to get re-elected as she goes up against Joseph Faherty in Citrus County election

Gabriela Vitale

Linda Powers and Joseph Faherty are the two candidates who are in a runoff to be elected into Citrus County School Board District five. Powers was elected…

Candidates in the November 2022 Hernando County School Board District 5 race.

Florida Votes

Citrus and Hernanado counties' 2022 midterm election races

Grace Banahan

For more information about statewide and national races, check out WUFT's election coverage on: State House and State Senate races U.S. House races U.S.…

Coronavirus

GPD Junior Police Academy Begins This Week

Melody Ocasio

The camp will face new obstacles this year, navigating a global pandemic and national criticism of police.

Education

Gainesville City Commission Votes To Discuss Shifting School Resource Officer Funding

Bryanna Basilio

The Gainesville City Commission is moving forward with a plan to extract its police department from school resource officer duties.

Former Pasco County Sheriff's Corporal Jonathan Cross was wearing the Safariland Group's 6360 ALS/SLS Mid-ride duty holster when he accidentally fired his 9mm Sig Sauer P320 pistol in a crowded school cafeteria at Thomas E. Weightman Middle School in Wesley Chapel, Florida April 30, 2019. Cross was fired from the Sheriff's Office Wednesday. (Screen shot/The Safariland Group)

Fresh Take Florida

Details Emerge In Officer’s Accidental Shooting In School Cafeteria

Molly Chepenik

New documents reveal that a key piece of evidence was the school security video.

Sheriff Sadie Darnell greets City of Newberry Mayor Jordan Marlowe ahead of the Newberry City Commission meeting Monday night. The city of Newberry will be discussing possible law enforcement options next Monday, including a possible renewal of the current independent contract with the Alachua County Sheriff's Office. (Marcelo Rondon/WUFT News)

Law and Public Safety

Newberry Could Have A New Police Presence In 2020

Marcelo Rondon

The Newberry City Commission consolidated its options for a law enforcement contract Monday night. Now they must decide whether to renew with Alachua County Sheriff's Office or enter into a contract with High Springs Police Department.