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Florida couple sentenced to federal prison for production of child porn

Sep 18, 2024
Gainesville man receives life sentence, Orlando woman 23 years in prison.
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Law enforcement responds to suspicious package found at Hampton Inn

Sep 18, 2024
Employee finds concerning note while cleaning room.
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ACSO: Buchholz school threat declared a hoax

Sep 17, 2024
Law enforcement investigates latest incident in wave of regional school threats.
Local News

Curry taps Moya as permanent Gainesville Police Department chief 

Sep 13, 2024
Moya has served as interim since March.
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Union County students arrested for school threat

Sep 13, 2024
Two students taken into custody Friday morning.
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Columbia County pleads for parental aid after “taxing” 72 hours 

Sep 11, 2024
Three school threats forced asset diversion. 
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Update: No social media threats identified toward Chiefland schools

Sep 11, 2024
Law enforcement investigating social media posts from neighboring school district.
News

3 more student protesters arrested at UF accept plea deals in criminal cases

Sep 10, 2024
Students will pay small fine with no jail time.
Crime

2 teens arrested for Fort White High School threats

Sep 10, 2024
Third arrest in three days for school threats.
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ACSO adds 12 counts of child porn possession to Joel Searby charges

Sep 9, 2024
Files found on Searby’s laptop include photos and videos of young boys.
Local News

Starke man flees deputies, dies after being apprehended

Sep 9, 2024
Suspect rams patrol car before fleeing on foot into nearby pond.
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Teen arrested for social media threats to Columbia, Madison county schools

Sep 9, 2024
Suspect allegedly threatened school shootings at multiple schools.
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Gainesville woman receives 45-year sentence for vehicular homicide

Sep 4, 2024
Jaileen Pagan left a crash scene where she hit and killed a pedestrian in September 2023.
Local News

Car going wrong way causes 2-vehicle fatal collision near GNV Airport

Sep 2, 2024
DECK: One person killed, three people injured in Sunday morning crash.
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Jury indicts Williston man who set wife on fire for murder, arson

Aug 29, 2024
Williston man allegedly kills wife and then sets house on fire.
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High-speed pursuit in Levy County ends with fatal crash

Aug 27, 2024
Incident occurs south of Chiefland.
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Gainesville man arrested for vandalizing City Hall, making threats to mayor

Aug 26, 2024
Charges stem from March incidents at Old Library Building and Mayor Harvey Ward’s office
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Florida Highway Patrol searching for suspect in fatal hit-and-run

Aug 24, 2024
Investigators looking for camera footage from the area.
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Williston man receives 25-year sentence for Shajon Spikes’ murder

Aug 23, 2024
Shooting occurred in February 2021 at Willy Mart.
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3 men sentenced for sexual crimes on juveniles

Aug 21, 2024
Gainesville Police Department arrested three men in separate incidents.
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Inglis man arrested in Williston for murder

Aug 20, 2024
Suspect allegedly shot and killed victim on Monday.
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Suspect sought for attempted murder in Suwannee County

Aug 19, 2024
Violent incident occurred Sunday morning at Racks and Rails bar.
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Grand jury indicts 3 for Christin Cassels 2017 murder

Aug 14, 2024
Incident stems from first-degree murder and burglary in Hawthorne.
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Hit-and-run seriously injures 2 Branford pedestrians

Aug 12, 2024
Collision occurs Sunday morning on County Road 49.

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