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[Jul 02nd 2010] Gainesville Police have now identified one of the men responsible for a late night robbery at convenient store earlier this week. Detectives say 30 year-old Jorey Mann and his accomplice, whom police are still trying to identify, are ... - read on...
[Jul 01st 2010] The owner of a Gainesville liquor store wouldn't let two attackers clean his register out- even when one of them had a gun. - read on...
[Jul 01st 2010] Children in North Central Florida will get some extra help when it comes to medical care. This morning Shands Hospital received a major donation. Funded through a 500 thousand dollar donation from the combined efforts of the Nascar and V ... - read on...
[Jun 30th 2010] Friends of Sebastian Ochsenius paint the 34th Street Wall in Gainesville. A friend who they say is gone, but never forgotten. - read on...
[Jun 30th 2010] Starting Thursday, it will be illegal in Florida to sell bongs/pipes in most head shops. The bill prohibits the sale of the items by businesses that don't make at least 75% of their money from tobacco sales or make over 25% from sale of the p... - read on...
[Jun 30th 2010] There will be a change when it comes to getting to Gator football games this season. The familiar shuttle service Gator-Aider is out, and a new service is taking over. Gainesville's Regional Transit Service is stepping down from t... - read on...
[Jun 29th 2010] F-C-A-T scores for Math, Reading, Science and Writing tests were released for various grade levels today. In Alachua county, the scores are up compared to last year. The biggest gain came from 5th grade scores. Math scores rose 6 points from... - read on...
[Jun 29th 2010] For a complete look at the City of Gainesville's proposed budget, visit Gainesville's Website. - read on...
[Jun 29th 2010] As deputies investigate the murder, friends of 16-year-old Sebastian Ochsenius are questioning how, and why. According to friends and classmates, Ochsenius was a normal teenager, a "good kid" who never got into any trouble. "He ... - read on...
[Jun 29th 2010] Around 9:00 Tuesday morning, medical examiners left the Benwood subdivision in Gainesville with the body of 16-year-old Sebastian Ochsenius. Alachua county sheriff's deputies say they're investigating a homicide- and are still searching... - read on...
[Jun 28th 2010] As the investigation continues into a police K-9 attacking a child, the attorney for the child's family says this isn't the first time an incident like this has happened. Gainesville attorney Robert Rush says about five years ago, office... - read on...
[Jun 28th 2010] It's called Smoothie Boost, but some say it's more like ... smoothie boost your wallet. TV20's Josh Rosenthal tells us about what one business owner calls a deal, but some customers call a scam. To view the full story, you can... - read on...
[Jun 28th 2010] Only six more days until the fourth of July and firework vendors have already set up shop for customers who are looking to light up the sky. But before they can sell the items, vendors must pass inspections. - read on...
[Jun 28th 2010] Starting October 1, 2010, Gainesville's Regional Airport will be offering two flights to Miami. From Miami to Gainesville, flights will leave at 11:15am and 8:20pm. From Gainesville to Miami, flights will leave at 7:45am and 1:20pm. - read on...
[Jun 27th 2010] A mobile home is destroyed after a fire ripped through it Sunday afternoon. Firefighters arrived shortly before 2 p.m. to the home on SW 30th Avenue in Newberry. The 2,000 square foot home was engulfed in flames when rescue crews arrived. ... - read on...
[Jun 27th 2010] Marion County Sheriff's Office Deputies are investigating a fatal shooting at a southwest Ocala house. Deputies say Robert Duclos, 68, called 911 to report that his wife, Mariella Duclos, 67, had been shot in their house, which is located at 6... - read on...
[Jun 26th 2010] Gainesville Police say Vincent Polvere, 24, assaulted a woman, while she was getting in her car, outside Hogan's sandwich shop off of Northwest 13th Street late Friday evening. He followed the victim, who police say was his ex-girlfriend,... - read on...
[Jun 26th 2010] A Gainesville man is behind bars accused of trying to rob a liquor store. Police say Bryon Williams, 21, walked into the Albertson's Liquor Store, off 13th street, Friday afternoon, and bought a soda. He came back a few minutes l... - read on...
[Jun 26th 2010] An Ocala fast food restaurant is closed for repairs after a fire broke out early Saturday afternoon. Ocala Fire Rescue says the blaze started in the bathroom at the Checker's restaurant on Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala. They were a... - read on...
[Jun 25th 2010] Gainesville residents saw a 21-percent jump in home sales in May over this time last year and a four-percent jump in average sales price, but those numbers might not tell the whole story. Santa Fe Economist Roger Strickland says he is... - read on...
[Jun 25th 2010] They're calling it Gainesville's "BP oil spill..." A local group has asked the feds to hold off on the clean-up plan for the Koppers site. Protect Gainesville Citizens, a non-profit organization aimed at educating citizens about th... - read on...
[Jun 25th 2010] Few people can say they've lived in the same house their entire lives, even fewer can say they live in the same place they were born. At 83 years old Clara Griffin can claim both. Clara's Northwest Gainesville home was built in th... - read on...
[Jun 24th 2010] The woman responsible for the death of a Bradford County School employee more than two years ago is asking for forgiveness after being convicted. Crista Rhoden was just 23 at the time she hit 56 year old Rebecca Reddish on March 18, 2008 on state ... - read on...
[Jun 24th 2010] The Food and Drug Administration is sifting through evidence related to whether menthol cigarettes are harder to quit than regular cigarettes. An FDA committee has scheduled a meeting on the matter in mid-july, but leaders at the Universi... - read on...
[Jun 24th 2010] It's not often you can get something for nothing, but a City of Gainesville program has accomplished just that! One long time Gainesville resident filled out some paperwork, took a class, and had her home repaired for free. Homes are... - read on...







