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[Jul 10th 2010] 44-year-old Kenneth Kleckner had an online relationship with a person he thought was an underage girl in Texas. That juvenile was actually a detective with the sex offender squad, and now members of the church where Kleckner preached, say they'... - read on...
[Jul 10th 2010] County and community leaders officially turned the dirt on the Downtown Farmer's Garden. Organizers and volunteers are planting blueberries, figs and various vegetables. The garden will also serve as an educational source, focusing on rainwat... - read on...
[Jul 09th 2010] Deputies say it's the fastest growing crime in the world, and it isn't just getting to North Central Florida, it's been here. Earlier this week federal investigators arrested three people with Alachua County ties on human trafficking ... - read on...
[Jul 09th 2010] On Wednesday, Gainesville Police Department detective Jim McCollum discovered evidence of a national gang- the Crips, in downtown Gainesville. The graffiti symbol was found on a wall just blocks from the downtown club scene. In a report to... - read on...
[Jul 08th 2010] Gainesville Regional Utilities customers are going to pay more. The proposed G.R.U. budget for next year is out, and the people in charge are calling the proposed rate hikes "modest." But for some, even modest increases can add up. ... - read on...
[Jul 08th 2010] Another gas station in Gainesville has become the victim of what sheriff's deputies are calling "card skimming." This first started when deputies responded to the Shell station off Newberry near Interstate 75 earlier this week after a mainte... - read on...
[Jul 08th 2010] He called them "painful" and "difficult." In his budget message released today, County Manager Randy Reid outlined the changes that may hit Alachua County in the coming fiscal year. - read on...
[Jul 07th 2010] Hurricane season isn't something most North Central Floridians look forward to, but that's not the case for business owners in one industry. In fact, employees who typically have a lot of work this time of year have even more than usu... - read on...
[Jul 07th 2010] A skimmer device was placed inside one of the Shell gas station pumps off of Newberry Road. Deputies believe a scam artist put it there sometime after July 2nd. A gas inspector found it Tuesday and contacted authorities. Lt. Steve Maynard w... - read on...
[Jul 07th 2010] There may not be much to be learned from the anxious 911 call made the night 16-year-old Sebastian Ochsenius was murdered in his home, but it raises questions about how quickly first responders were able to get there. On Tuesday, the Sher... - read on...
[Jul 07th 2010] It's not often you can get something for nothing, but the City of Gainesville's Regional Transit System is doing just that for taxpayers. RTS will debute two new bus routes in the fall and expand services without increasing cost. Rou... - read on...
[Jul 06th 2010] A Gainesville man has been indicted by a Federal Jury on human trafficking charges. The U.S. Justice Department say 34-year-old Cabioch Bontemps of Gainesville and two other men from Miami were involved in a conspiracy to commit force... - read on...
[Jul 06th 2010] They don't have much to go on. A week after a Gainesville teenager was shot and killed in his home... Alachua County Sheriff's deputies are not much closer to finding the Last Tuesday morning, 16-year-old Sebastian Ochsenius was shot t... - read on...
[Jul 06th 2010] They were at it again for more than three hours. This afternoon Alachua County commissioners talked about ways to deal with the county's Department of Public Safety's money problems. At issue - a possible fire assessment fee and com... - read on...
[Jul 05th 2010] A Gainesville man is behind bars after police say he gave a 19-month old child severe head injuries. Police say 28-year old Richard Wright was watching his girlfriend's toddler on June 24th when he told police he was taking her upstai... - read on...
[Jul 05th 2010] Members of a controversial church were told to take their protest down a notch this afternoon. Gainesville police officers say the Dove World Outreach Center demonstration on University Avenue was peaceful, but too loud. Police respo... - read on...
[Jul 05th 2010] In one sense they don't go all that fast, but in another -- they're going very fast. Police say they've seen a lot more scooter thefts in Gainesville in the past couple of weeks than usual. They say most of the robberies have one - e... - read on...
[Jul 05th 2010] The Fourth of July may be over but the fireworks are still going off. An estimated eighty-nine residents in Alachua county called the 911 dispatch to complain of noise and fireworks. The city of Alachua held it's annual firework festivities ... - read on...
[Jul 05th 2010] Who murdered 16-year-old Sebastian Ochsenius? It's a question detectives are still unable to answer. Early Tuesday morning, Ochsenius was shot multiple times and found on the kitchen floor of his home in Northwest Gainesville. Ochsenius... - read on...
[Jul 04th 2010] The 2010 version of a TV20 tradition involved friends, family, and for the first time...canines. Everyone's a winner when they're playing for hot dogs. - read on...
[Jul 03rd 2010] The two men who are responsible for holding up a convenient store and firing shots at the clerk are behind bars. Thirty year old Jorey Mann and twenty one year old Phillip Washington were arrested early this morning. Mann and Washington went... - read on...
[Jul 02nd 2010] If you aren't leaving town for the July 4th weekend, consider yourself one of the few, the proud...the staycationers. - read on...
[Jul 02nd 2010] A couple of swimming spots in Marion County look like they will be off limits for the Fourth of July Celebrations this weekend. - read on...
[Jul 02nd 2010] North Central Florida and TV20 are mourning a loss. Bill Minshall, the man who founded WCJB, passed away today at the age of 83. - read on...
[Jul 02nd 2010] He was arrested this morning in Lake City, but wanted for crimes committed more than a decade ago more than ten states away. TV20's Josh Rosenthal tells us why police are describing one man's rap sheet as "incomprehensible." F... - read on...







