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Community
2 years ago
City of Gainesville unveils street signs in honor of late civil rights activist and community leader Charles S. Chestnut III

The city of Gainesville says the sign across from the Chestnut Funeral Home is the first of 68 signs along 8th Avenue that will be installed in his honor.

Community
2 years ago
Mural unveiled in honor of late Gainesville firefighter, magician known as “B-Magic”

The mural is the vision of a group of ten jailed young men and the result of a project that uses art to reduce youth gun violence.

State
2 years ago
Florida Attorney General demands answers from the selection committee regarding FSU’s exclusion from the championship playoffs

“I’m a lifelong Gator, but I’m also the Florida Attorney General, and I know injustice when I see it,” said Attorney General Ashley Moody.

National
2 years ago
Tesla recalls over 2 million vehicles to fix defective system that monitors drivers using Autopilot

The recall comes after a two-year investigation by U.S. auto safety regulators into a series of crashes that happened while the Autopilot partially automated driving system was in use.

Sports
2 years ago
Florida fines high school for allowing transgender student to play girls volleyball

The Florida High School Athletic Association fined Monarch High $16,500 and the school district suspended the volleyball coach pending the outcome of its investigation.

Local
2 years ago
Troopers: 20-year-old woman standing in Highway 19 hit, injured

FHP says the woman was standing in the outside lane of Highway 19 when a 36-year-old woman from Tampa driving a Chevy Equinox hit her. 

Local
2 years ago
60-year-old man hit, killed while walking along State Road 40 in Marion County

FHP identified the 60-year-old victim as being from Quincy, Florida.

Community
2 years ago
Watering your lawn in Wildwood when it’s not your day, time could get your water cut off

The city says it’s stepping up enforcement of irrigation restrictions in order to conserve water.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Hernando County deputies arrest men aged 64, 70 on charges of stealing liquor from Walmart

Deputies say when they pulled over Johnnie Magee and Michael Brinson they found multiple unopened bottles of alcohol in the backseat and trunk.