21-year-old David Murrell was sentenced to mandatory life in prison for the death of Stanley Haybron.
Troopers say a 44-year-old man from Morriston, Florida, was driving his Harley Davidson when he hit a deer on County Road 241 near SW 183rd Avenue.
Aron Roofing Construction LLC out of Jacksonville was found guilty of dumping over 11 tons of garbage near the Ocala National Forest. The company is no longer allowed to do any work in Marion County and has to pay nearly $3,000 in fines.
The Gainesville Police Department says they are looking for a man who entered a Zaxby’s and fired his gun at employees.
The 53rd annual festival continues tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Daniel Dominguez, 31, is being held on a $2 million bond at the Alachua County Jail.
“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.
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.
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.
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.