Avera & Smith secures $34M in damages from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Alachua County jury returns verdict for family of Gainesville man who died in 1994.
Crime
Trenton man who crashed excavator into Walmart receives prison sentence
Jesse Smith hot-wired machine and caused $2 million in damage in Sept. 11 incident.
Jury indicts 3 in Pointe 23 Apartments murder
One man, two teenagers involved in February shooting.
Florida couple pleads guilty to production of child pornography
Gainesville man and Orlando woman to be sentenced in June.
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office opens Newberry precinct
Sheriff says Newberry may be first precinct to reach full staffing.
Gainesville man receives 30-year sentence for racketeering, armed robberies
Dekwan Howard one of three arrested for multiple robberies in 2021-22.
UF Integrate Summit focused on retail theft, active shooters
Integrate Summit happened on Feb. 29.
Three arrested for Pointe 23 Apartments murder
GPD detectives arrest suspects in connection with February shooting.
Santa Fe High School coach, school employee put on administrative leave
FDLE conducting investigation on allegations of ‘crimes against children.’
Shooting in Lincoln Estates neighborhood kills 1
Officers respond to 1300 block of SE 17th Drive on Sunday night.
Chiefland woman murdered in shooting
Levy County Sheriff’s deputies arrest suspect after armed standoff in barn.
St. Patrick’s assistant principal arrested for child neglect, tampering with evidence
Arrest comes after school’s P.E. teacher charged with child molestation.
Three sexual abuse lawsuits filed against Ignite Life Center
Lawsuits come one week after former volunteer sentenced to five years in prison.
LCPD arrests Holiday man involved in shooting altercation
Suspect visiting friends in Lake City when he got into a fight and later returned with a gun.
FDLE reportedly investigating “crimes against children” at Santa Fe High School
Thompson’s Sod pulls support from school citing probe.
BCSO deputies discover 3 women shot, killed in Lawtey home
Bradford County Sheriff’s Office receives multiple calls from child regarding domestic incident.
Driver flees after I-75 collision kills one, injures another
Lake City man driving a pickup sideswipes one vehicle before overturning, hitting tree.
Gainesville man found guilty for threatening to conduct mass shooting
Incident occurred on Oct. 19 when Daniel Dominguez indicated he wanted to shoot up a middle school.
ACSO detectives arrest Eastwood Meadows murder suspect
Teenager charged with shooting death of 24-year-old man.
Man dies in Eastwood Meadows Apartments shooting
Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies find victim inside car.