Video
2 years ago
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Humble hero says it was ‘instinctive’ to jump into action, ending man’s alleged crime spree in Starbucks drive-thru

“I just knew he was up to no good,” said 37-year-old Shane Spicer about seeing a man running toward the Starbucks drive-thru. Moments later Spicer stopped the man from carjacking the driver in front of him. Turns out, the stranger he helped was six months pregnant.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office says man set house on fire, shot at first responders. They responded with deadly force

CCSO says 57-year-old Paul Vincent Noeller poured gasoline around the home and yard, lit it on fire and shot at first responders as they tried to put the fire out.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Gainesville police arrest man suspected in shooting another man at Windsor Terrace Apartments

Officers say they developed 35-year-old William W. Murphy III as the person responsible for the shooting after talking to people in the area.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Ocala police investigate shooting at Burger King that left one person dead

One man died at an emergency room after the shooting.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Husband of Ocala businessman Tim Smith arrested, charged with Smith’s murder

MCSO booked 55-year-old Herbert Swilley into the jail on Friday, Nov. 3, at 8:45 a.m. and charged him with first-degree premeditated murder of his husband 59-year-old Tim Smith.

Education
2 years ago
UF president Ben Sasse’s inauguration speech stirs optimism among staff, students | VIDEO

“I think he’s really made me excited to be a part of something. He’s made it seem like this is much bigger than us,” said one UF staff member following Sasse’s inauguration speech on Thursday, Nov. 2.

Local
2 years ago
Fire shuts down Williston’s landmark restaurant ‘The Ivy House’ for now. Owners vow to carry-on matriarch’s legacy of Southern hospitality

The Ivy House restaurant was started by Marjorie ‘Mimi’ Hale thirty years ago. The menu includes fried green tomatoes made from a 50-year-old family recipe.

Community
2 years ago
New numbers reveal Marion County broke tourism records last year

Marion County officials say they reached a ‘record revenue of $5.3 million’ paid by tourists in taxes.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
DEVELOPING STORY: Gainesville police investigate shooting, search for gunman

GPD is looking for the person who shot a man at a business on NW 6th Street in Gainesville this afternoon. They ask that anyone with information, call 352-955-1818.

Weather Updates
2 years ago
Don’t worry! It’s going to warm back up. Overnight lows back in the 50s starting tonight

The high temperature today across north-central Florida will be in the mid to upper 70s. Overnight lows will be back in the mid to upper 50s for the next several days.