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Crime & Safety
3 years ago
Authorities arrest man who they say posted a video on Instagram threatening to shoot up a school

Daniel Dominguez, 31, is being held on a $2 million bond at the Alachua County Jail.

Entertainment
3 years ago
Fans celebrate the late Tom Petty’s 73rd birthday at Heartwood Soundstage

“He [Tom Petty] and the Heartbreakers are the kind of band that made personal connections, that made you feel like you matter because they share your stories,” said Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward. 

Community
3 years ago
Spirit Airlines cancels dozens of flights to inspect some of its planes. Disruptions will last days

About half of the Spirit cancellations were at Florida’s Orlando International Airport, where Spirit is the second-largest carrier.

Entertainment
3 years ago
Ocala-based pastry chef to appear in Food Network holiday baking competition series

Local sugar artist Bev Hansen, owner of Bev’s Custom Bakery, is set to star in the upcoming Season 5 of Holiday Wars on Food Network.

Weather Updates
3 years ago
Get outside! It’ll be sunny and in the 80s all weekend

Whether you want to listen to music, suck down some clams or take a walk with man’s best friend… the weather around north-central Florida should be absolutely gorgeous this weekend.

Community
3 years ago
Volunteers needed to place flags in honor of veterans at Gainesville cemetery

The 167-year-old Evergreen Cemetery houses more than 1,100 veterans. The city is seeking volunteers to place U.S. flags on their graves for Veterans Day.

Entertainment
3 years ago
‘I feel like he knows me somehow,’ diehard fan reflects on opening night of Tom Petty Weekend | PHOTOS & VIDEO

“I can’t really put a finger on one specific song, but I know that his heart came through. He was saying things that we were feeling,” said longtime Tom Petty fan Vivi Cullens at opening night of the festival in Gainesville honoring the rock & roll great.

Community
3 years ago
Marion County Commission turns down land offer for new animal shelter due to concerns from area residents, now considering a new location

The Marion County Commission has decided not to build a new animal shelter on donated land off of County Road 316 near Citra. A new 20-acre parcel near the Ocala International Airport is being considered.

Local
3 years ago
Marion County school bus sideswiped, driver takes off. No one on bus injured

There were 14 students on the bus at the time. MCPS says none of the students were injured and the bus driver is also okay.

Local
3 years ago
Citrus County deputies looking for missing man

If you know any information regarding Daniel Portwood’s whereabouts, please contact deputies at 352-249-2790.