Denise Vickers

Denise Vickers brings more than 30-years of journalism experience to the team. She has been in leadership roles at news outlets in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Idaho, South Carolina, and Virginia. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri's College of Journalism and earned an MBA from the University of Alabama.

Weather Updates
2 years ago
This week’s weather will be a gift for all your holiday shopping, parties, family festivities

The National Weather Service forecast looks clear for the entire week. Cool, dry weather ahead.

Community
2 years ago
VIDEO: Holiday memories made as parade marches through Gainesville

Hundreds of people lined University Avenue to enjoy the city’s first holiday parade in more than 30 years.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Arrest made in case of hate vandalism at UF Jewish student center

Gainesville police arrested 50-year-old Geoffrey Alan Lush for scribbling hate slurs on signs at Chabad UF. They say he also left threatening email and voicemail messages at another center.

Weather Updates
2 years ago
Don’t let the slight threat of precipitation ‘rain on your parade’ this weekend

The National Weather Service forecast calls for a slight chance of showers between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. The parade kicks off at noon and is expected to be over by 2 p.m.

Local
2 years ago
Pedestrian dies after being hit by multiple vehicles on Highway 301 in Marion County

Troopers say a 29-year-old woman from Ormond Beach died in the accident.

Local
2 years ago
Fire goes from bad to worse when it spreads from vehicle to house

A family on Pecan Run Drive in Ocala is displaced following a fire on Wednesday.

Local
2 years ago
NTSB report indicates pilot got ‘lost in the weather’ before deadly descent

According to the report, 21-year-old Adrien Valentine mistakenly flew into weather and could not see anything before the plane went down.

Weather Updates
2 years ago
YOUR PHOTOS: Frosty Wednesday morning in north-central Florida

At 6:00 a.m. this morning, the National Weather Service official temperature at the Ocala International Airport read 31 degrees.

Community
2 years ago
Toys for Tots donations down in Marion County, upcoming events hope to reverse that

Kayakers, car enthusiasts and railcar restorers are all organizing events to help the Toys for Tots cause. Details of fundraising events this weekend in our story.

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