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Dogs Vigil

[Sep 02nd 2010] A family from Ocala says a man in their neighborhood shot their two dogs to death. The neighbor told investigators the dogs were aggressive and tried to attack him. The family is trying to get a petition signed, with hopes of getting the man... - read on...

Research Planes Monitoring the Land

[Sep 02nd 2010] Scientists have been hard at work in the sky monitoring a patch of land outside of Melrose called the Ordway-Swisher Biological Station. UF has used this site for extensive research and now the National Ecological Observatory Network called NEON ... - read on...

Video Bringing Gator Nation to France

[Sep 02nd 2010] Matthieu Fauroux, a reporter for TF1, the largest private television channel in France, is spending one month at the University of Florida, producing a documentary on four French students studying far from home. - read on...

Dove Center Stands Alone

[Sep 02nd 2010] September 11th is a day sewn into the American fabric, one that will never be forgotten. One Gainesville church plans on commemorating the anniversary of the terrorist attacks by burning Quran. Dove World Outreach center put... - read on...

Arrested Armed Bank Robber Talks to TV20

[Sep 02nd 2010] A man wanted in the armed robbery of a the Suntrust Bank in Dunnellon in late July is behind bars after an anonymous tip to the FBI led to his capture in Ocala early this morning. Todd Kobielus told TV20 news from inside the Marion County Jail he ... - read on...

Solar Panels Make Energy Savings Possible

[Sep 02nd 2010] The Gainesville Regional Airport will install 160 solar panels on their roof come October thanks to a state grant. Once in place, the panels will generate their own energy and save the facility on utility costs. This is not the first... - read on...

Video National Check Scam comes to North Central Florida

[Sep 01st 2010] The search for a job left one North Central Florida mother searching for answers when she received checks in the mail totaling almost $10,000. The woman asked TV20 News to look into the situation and we found that she was almost a victim of a nati... - read on...

Alachua Bus Tour

[Sep 01st 2010] The Black on Black Crime Task Force held a different type of meeting tonight, taking their message to the streets by taking a tour through the city of Alachua. Community leaders, officials and citizens were able to see how the city has progre... - read on...

Video Sheriff Sadie Darnell Responds to the Board of County Commissioners

[Sep 01st 2010] Last night as Sheriff Sadie Darnell received the County Manager's assessment of her budget proposal at the Alachua County Board of Commissioners special hearing, the tone quickly went from cordial to confrontational. Sheriff Darnell pres... - read on...

Video The Budget Impacts Staff and Inmates at the Alachua County Jail

[Sep 01st 2010] The Alachua Board of County Commissioners special budget hearing last night was more lively than usual thanks to a passionate disagreement between Sheriff Sadie Darnell and the board members. They just can't agree on where to find $507,000 f... - read on...

Video Gilchrist County Murder Investigation Continues

[Sep 01st 2010] A new investigator has been assigned to the murder case in Gilchrist County for local farmer Archie Kelly known by friends as "junior". Kelly was murdered in his home in November of 2008, by what investigators believe was an intruder looking ... - read on...

Fill The Boot For Muscular Dystrophy

[Sep 01st 2010] Since 1954 firefighters nationwide have taken to the streets with boots in hand raising money for Muscular Dystrophy raising over half a billion dollars. Those efforts are making a difference here in north central Florida. Marion County Fire Resc... - read on...

Video A Close Friend Speaks On Behalf Of Suwannee Victims

[Sep 01st 2010] Marcia Riegal addressed the public today on behalf of her close friends who were shot to death in Mc Alpin a week ago. The victims were Joe Militello, his wife Nancy, and their nephew Angelo Rosales. They were found together in their home Thur... - read on...

Video Showdown at Alachua County Budget Meeting

[Aug 31st 2010] It was a day filled with high and lows as the Alachua Board of County Commissioners met to talk about the budget for the upcoming fiscal year today. There was tension as organizations contested the Community Agency Partnership Program (C.... - read on...

Hurricane Preparedness

[Aug 31st 2010] click here for more information. http://www.alachuacYour text to link...ounty.us/Depts/PublicSafety/em/Pages/EmergencyManagement.aspx - read on...

Video New Details in Summerfield Arson Case

[Aug 31st 2010] Chilling details have been released in the assault of a woman that ended in flames and suicide. It started as a case of domestic abuse. The victim, Denise Miner went through hours of torture and anguish at the hands of an abusive ex-boyfr... - read on...

Video Police Want You To Pause For Pedestrians

[Aug 31st 2010] Gainesville's Police Department is campaigning for drivers to take caution around crosswalks! GPD was out patrolling heavily trafficked areas of town to make sure that people are yielding to pedestrians. The department's goal is not ... - read on...

Video Fish Kill At Santa Fe Lake

[Aug 30th 2010] Thousands of Threadfin Shad fish bellied up over the weekend at Santa Fe Lake. Investigators with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission believe it's when algae in the water can no longer get energy from the sun, they use the oxygen in the ... - read on...

Ocala Man Kills Self, Sets Home and Barn on Fire

[Aug 30th 2010] An Ocala man is dead after he set his mobile home and barn on fire. Officials say the ordeal began with an emergency call to Marion County Fire Rescue about a domestic dispute Monday at 3:19 p.m. When Fire Rescue arrived at the home, loc... - read on...

Video Petition Against The Trenton Police Chief

[Aug 30th 2010] A petition is going around the City of Trenton accusing the Police Chief of not being fit for his position. Former employee of the Trenton Police Department,Lonnie Wilkerson Jr., started the petition because he says "the people of Trenton aren... - read on...

Video Community Response to the EPA's Cabot-Koppers Clean Up Plan

[Aug 30th 2010] A City of Gainesville and Alachua County joint hearing gives citizens and community leaders the opportunity to object to the Federal Government's proposed clean up plan for the Cabot-Koppers superfund site in the heart of Northwest Gainesvi... - read on...

Video Ocala Sinkhole

[Aug 29th 2010] A total of three sinkholes have opened up in Ocala since Friday... two of the sinkholes were in a residential neighborhood. Scary, nerveracking, and upsetting are some of the words residents used to describe a massive sinkhole that opened up in th... - read on...

Video Controversial Horror Film Premieres in Gainesville

[Aug 29th 2010] Just a few days after the community came together to recognize the 20 year anniversary of the 1990 Gainesville murders, an independent horror film entitled "The Gainesville Ripper" is set to premiere. The Director, Josh Townsend, grew up in Ga... - read on...

Video A Community Forever Changed

[Aug 28th 2010] The 1990 Gainesville student murders forever changed a community. - read on...

Video Cell Phones in Classrooms

[Aug 27th 2010] Technology savvy students in Marion County no longer have to part with their beloved, hand held mobile devices during class. According to a study called The Pew Internet and American Life Project, 71 percent of American Teens own cell p... - read on...

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