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[Jan 24th 2010] A Starke man died Saturday after losing control of his motorcycle. Otto Siemer, 60, was driving on State Road 100 in Putnam County around 2:30 Saturday morning when officers say Siemer lost control of the motorcycle. The motorcyle overturned o... - read on...
[Jan 24th 2010] For one Gainesville resident, running errands just got a lot easier. The anointed and appointed organization of Gainesville awarded Jertoyia Perry a new car from Wade Raulerson Pontiac, Buick, and GMC dealership. Perry, a single mother ... - read on...
[Jan 24th 2010] A mother of two is behind bars Saturday for leaving her six and seven-year-olds alone at their home for more than three hours. Rachel West, 37, left her two kids alone in her southwest Gainesville home. After getting worried, her six-year-old s... - read on...
[Jan 23rd 2010] The freezing temperatures are hopefully behind us, but the aftermath is just heating up in the form of skyrocketing power bills. Gainesville Regional Utility officials said many gas and electric customers could see their bills nearly double bec... - read on...
[Jan 23rd 2010] Deputies said an Alachua County jail employee admitted to engaging in sexual acts with a number of prostitutes. Deputies said Bobby Pertee, of Gainesville, will no longer be working as a criminal justice technician at the Alachua County Jail. ... - read on...
[Jan 22nd 2010] An official air date has been set for the Gainesville episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The Wagstaff family received their new home in December and the episode, featuring the local project, will air on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 8 p... - read on...
[Jan 22nd 2010] Today the sun revealed all of the damage from Thursday's afternoon tornado. Some people only received strong winds and very heavy rain but not everyone was so lucky. Paul Funderburk, who was in his home with his son when the twister hit said... - read on...
[Jan 22nd 2010] Several doctors from The Orthopaedic Institute in Gaiensville are on the ground in Haiti, providing medical care and relief to residents in need. Today, the group sent the first pictures back from when they arrived in the country. The doct... - read on...
[Jan 22nd 2010] Gainesville Police say two recent convenient store robberies may be linked. Now police want your help in identifying the suspects. The first robbery was reported on Sunday at the BP Station on 23 Hundred East University... - read on...
[Jan 21st 2010] With stories like that of Heidi Montag, the reality show star who underwent 10 plastic surgery procedures last November, what message is being received by children about their self-image? In the Family Spotlight, Dr. Eboni Baugh of UF tells TV... - read on...
[Jan 21st 2010] After a major storm passed through Bradford County Thursday, quite a bit of damage was left behind, but according to Sheriff's Deputies only one minor injury was reported. While residents have a big clean-up ahead of them, many were a... - read on...
[Jan 21st 2010] The father and former stepmother of a missing north Florida girl have been arrested in a drug sting. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office said 26-year-old Ronald Cummings and 18-year-old Misty Croslin were among several arrested Wednesda... - read on...
[Jan 21st 2010] It has been more than a year since the citizens of Columbia County elected Sheriff Mark Hunter in to office. In many areas he has seen progress but not all. In the first six months Sheriff Hunter says crime has decreased by fourteen percent ... - read on...
[Jan 21st 2010] In the annual "teacher of the year program," Alachua county found three teachers who are helping launch dreams. TV20's Kristin Giannas reports however, one of the finalists almost didn't teach this year. Idylwild elementary school teacher Kr... - read on...
[Jan 20th 2010] With more devastation to hit Haiti earlier yesterday... as a six- point- one magnitude aftershock rattled the county... volunteers are scrambling to bring aid to the victims. Two missionaries from North Central Florida returned from H... - read on...
[Jan 20th 2010] Every year millions of birds migrate south for the winter and many of those birds stop here in North Central Florida. Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is giving bird watchers a lot to look at. This year won't be the same as last year which... - read on...
[Jan 20th 2010] Federal officials report Steven Babik had child porn on his personal computer last November. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Numerous agencies like G-P-D, A-S-O, and the F-B-I investigated the case for months, with the help of Nort... - read on...
[Jan 20th 2010] After a 6.1 magnitude aftershock rolled through the country, helping those in Haiti could seem like a big undertaking. But as relief efforts are underway, helping the country is becoming more easy and convenient. The Red Cross has teamed up ... - read on...
[Jan 20th 2010] The most recent in a series of church burglaries occurred in Williston this past weekend. The United Methodist Church on Noble Avenue was entered Sunday night in to Monday morning by persons unknown. A minor attack was made on the safe, but entry ... - read on...
[Jan 20th 2010] Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan will deliver the annual state of the city address Wednesday at 8 am. Hanrahan plans to talk about the accomplishments of 2009 and what's ahead financially for 2010. The address is taking place at the Hippod... - read on...
[Jan 20th 2010] Yesterday Detective Roger Bell arrested Waylan John Campbell for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, culpable negligence and making a false report to law enforcement. On January 17, 2010, at approximately 11:00 a.m., 16-year-old Gar... - read on...
[Jan 20th 2010] Marion County investigators are searching for a bank robber. They say a white male who appears to be in his thirties, walked in to the BB&T Bank on East Highway 40 Tuesday afternoon and demanded money. Witnesses say the suspect walked ... - read on...
[Jan 20th 2010] Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- A strong aftershock rocked Haiti on Wednesday morning just as much-needed medical aid was set to reach the earthquake-ravaged. The 6.1-magnitude aftershock was about 6.2 miles deep, with an epicenter about 35 mil... - read on...
[Jan 19th 2010] Inventors and researchers start with inspiration and apply perspiration...but need an application of capitalization to bring their products to market. The many brilliant products designed and discoveries made in North Central Florida could... - read on...
[Jan 19th 2010] University of Florida graduate students Jon Bougher and Roman Safiullin recently returned from Haiti. The two were thought to be missing after they could not make contact with any one for days. They were their shooting a documentary for Plan... - read on...






