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Haiti Earthquake Survivor Speaks To Gainesville Church

[Feb 07th 2010] Haitian Pastor Luc Deratus has worked with the Fort Clarke Missionary Baptist Church for years to bring food, water and medical supplies to Haiti and now the Gainesville church has worked to bring Deratus to the United States. The pastor was i... - read on...

Video Verdict In Leo Dorbad Trial

[Feb 07th 2010] The jury deliberated for more than four hours Friday before delivering their guilty verdict in the trial of Leo Dorbad. For the second time in almost three years, Dorbad was convicted of second degree murder for killing his roommate Dawn Luc... - read on...

How to Stay Safe in Your New Toyota

[Feb 06th 2010] Toyota is back in the news once again as the company's President in Japan personally apologized for the massive recall of eight models late Friday night. The company is currently trying to fix electrical problems including malfunctionin... - read on...

Church Members Accuse Pastor Of Swindling Thousands Of Dollars

[Feb 06th 2010] Members of one Archer church say their pastor has duped them out of almost a million dollars. They want their money back, but say their pastor is refusing to pay up. And now, they are second guessing his motives after loaning him hundreds of th... - read on...

Man Dies After Car Hydroplanes, Crashes Into Trees

[Feb 06th 2010] A Tallahassee man died in Alachua County Friday after his car hydroplaned on Interstate 75 and hit two trees on the side of the road. Florida Highway Patrol investigators said William Huckaby Junior, 62, was traveling south on I-75 at mile mar... - read on...

Gainesville Church Ships Supplies To Haiti

[Feb 06th 2010] It's never to late to donate. That's the message from one area church who is shipping supplies to Haiti. Members of the Springhill Missionary Baptist Church in Gainesville have collected items for several weeks. Director of Outreatch Kenneth... - read on...

Levy County Sheriff's Office Promotes Gun Safety, Raises Money

[Feb 06th 2010] The Levy County Sheriff Office is raising awareness and money for the family of a fallen law enforcement officer. The sheriff's office raised money for the family of Chad Reed, a Dixie County sheriff captain, who lost his life during a shootout wi... - read on...

Video Ocala Athlete Heading To Winter Olympics

[Feb 05th 2010] With the start of the winter Olympics just a week away, athletes are gearing up... and so are fans. Here in Florida, winter sports might only consist of wearing gloves while golfing. But there might be more fans in the Sunshine Sta... - read on...

Video Weekend Spotlight 2-5-2010

[Feb 05th 2010] Friday's rainy weather may have you searching for something fun to do indoors in North Central Florida. The Gainesville international folk dancers will be putting you to work, on the dance floor starting at 8 p.m. Friday. Enjoy music from ... - read on...

Gainesville Woman Continues To Collect Truckloads Of Donations For Haiti

[Feb 05th 2010] She started collecting donations just days after the Haiti earthquake. Now following, a massive outpouring Sister Hazel Williams is getting ready to head to South Florida to help the refugees. She's been collecting items at the site of the old Pea... - read on...

School Crossing Guards Recognized For Their Service

[Feb 05th 2010] Governor Charlie Christ has designated the first Friday of every February--- Crossing Guard Appreciation Day. In Alachua County, crossing guards were thanked for helping to instill good safety habits in children. Crossing guards s... - read on...

Gainesville Airport Collects 8,000 Shoes For Haiti Earthquake Victims

[Feb 05th 2010] People across North Central Florida have been donating clothes, supplies and money to Haiti earthquake victims since the day after the earthquake wrecked havoc on the island nation. Gainesville Regional Airport teamed up with Atlantic Southea... - read on...

Video UF Professor Addresses American Missionary Arrests in Haiti

[Feb 05th 2010] Ten American missionaries remain in jail accused of trying to smuggle 33 Haitian children out of the country. It's a practice that has been going on for years. It was born of good intentions to improve the lives of children born in poverty. Someti... - read on...

Gainesville Man Sentenced To 150 Months In Prison

[Feb 05th 2010] Federal authorities have locked up a Gainesville man for distributing child pornography. Micah Peacock, 33, was sentenced to 12 and a half years in federal prison. He was convicted at the end of 2009 after authorities say they found evidence in... - read on...

Video New Sheriff's Office Allegations, Same Family

[Feb 05th 2010] It's more trouble for the Levy County Sheriff's Office, and one of the leading families in the department. TV20 has reported extensively on the punishment handed to the son of the second in command at the department that many thought ... - read on...

Video NAACP Plans Course of Action Against Sheriff

[Feb 05th 2010] Corruption, unfairness, brutality. They're all topics that were discussed at Thursday night's NAACP meeting in levy county, and they're all allegations made against the Levy County Sheriff. This week, TV20 has been telling ... - read on...

Missing Gainesville Man Found

[Feb 04th 2010] Its a much warmer night indoors for a developmentally disabled man who had been missing since Tuesday. His family says it's a blessing he was found alive late this afternoon. Vernon Hunter Jr. was last seen yesterday leaving Lo... - read on...

Video Leo Dorbad Takes the Stand

[Feb 04th 2010] For almost four years, he's maintained his innocence in the shooting death of his roommate. Today, Leo Dorbad took the stand telling the jury he didn't mean to shoot Dawn Luciano. Dorbad told the jury he heard a noise in the garage, ... - read on...

Missing Man Found Safe

[Feb 04th 2010] 52 year old Vernon Hunter, Jr., who has been misssing since Tuesday was found safe Thursday afternoon. Though suffering from dehydration, Hunter was otherwise okay. Hunter was last seen leaving Lofton High School on East University ... - read on...

House Fire Threatens Animals

[Feb 04th 2010] You've heard of stop, drop and roll, but what do you do if you need to evacuate a pet? Or even 25 pets, to safety? That was the unique challenge for firefighters in Gainseville Thursday morning when a home on NW 31st Terrace caught fire.... - read on...

Video Area Churches Help Haiti, Themselves

[Feb 03rd 2010] Since the devastating Haiti earthquake many groups have rushed to help, but one group in Gainesville is a little different than most. TV20's Josh Rosenthal tells us that congregations from two different churches are working together a... - read on...

Video NAACP Says Sheriff's Office Is Guilty of Discrimination

[Feb 03rd 2010] One group says the Levy County Sheriff's Office is guilty of discrimination, and they say it's nothing new. Area NAACP President Al J. Carnegie, Sr. says he isn't surprised at the punishment that was handed to Levy County Deputy Chuck... - read on...

Rollerblading Cross- Country for Charity

[Feb 03rd 2010] There are countless ways to raise money for charity... but here's an usual one-- rollerblading cross- country. And two men are doing just that-- and rolling through our area. Steven Feigenbaum is a co-founder of "In Motion for a ... - read on...

Video The Trial Against Leo Dorbad Gets Heated as Prosecutors Argue Their Case

[Feb 03rd 2010] Prosecutors had their chance to argue their point that Leo Dorbad intentionally shot and killed his 28-year old roommate Dawn Luciano. Tuesday marked the beginning of Dorbad's third trial. The first concluded in a hung jury, the second o... - read on...

Video GPD Mounted Patrol Training

[Feb 03rd 2010] Patrolling the streets of Gainesville during weekends and major events can be difficult for police because its tough to get through the crowd. In those cases, Gainesville police often turn to their mounted patrol. It takes months of training... - read on...

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