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Marion County man behind bars for the 35th time

A man from Marion County is behind bars for the 35th time since he turned 18 years old.
A man from Marion County is behind bars for the 35th time since he turned 18 years old.

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Vendors sold food, drinks and clothing from their countries.
‘There’s such a booming community’: Latinos unite for Festival Latino

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Marion County pride rang out throughout the county as residents came together to celebrate...
Residents celebrate Marion County Day

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Tallahassee mother says she never received her infant’s ashes, funeral home won’t return calls
Tallahassee mother says she never received her infant’s ashes, funeral home won’t return calls

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Parent of students on bus during 2022 crash files lawsuit

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By WCJB Staff
Campbell currently faces several charges in the incident, which took place along US-19 on March 30, 2022.

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Customers at Gator Joe’s react to Marion County man’s arrest

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 7:02 PM EDT
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By Emma Delamo
Officials set Fontenot’s bond 19-thousand dollars.

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Detention deputy attacks naked, handcuffed inmate at Marion County Jail

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 4:08 PM EDT
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By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville
The State Attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit is charging a Marion County Jail corrections deputy accused of battering an inmate

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Suwannee County deputies arrest two at house used to sell meth

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 2:05 PM EDT
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By WCJB Staff
Suwannee County Sheriff’s officials arrested two Branford residents who were found inside of a house used to sell meth

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Aerobatics enthusiasts take to the skies in Keystone Heights

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By WCJB Staff
The competition involves 25 pilots from across the southeast perfecting technical sequences.

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Marion County man arrested for exposing himself around children at Gator Joe’s restaurant

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 11:50 AM EDT
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By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville
A man is being held in the Marion County Jail after sheriff’s deputies say he exposed himself around children at a restaurant on Lake Wier
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Marion County man behind bars for the 35th time

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Muralists from a non-profit organization are showing off their talents in High Springs

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Lake City’s Mayor Stephen Witt reacts to Columbia County Commission’s Richardson Center proposal

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 4:26 PM EDT
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By WCJB Staff
The city’s next special meeting is scheduled for April 5th.

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Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn discusses leading the “Horse Capital of the World”

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 3:47 PM EDT
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By Lisa Sacaccio
Mayor Guinn sat down with TV20′s Lisa Sacaccio for a “Local Leaders” segment

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UF softball falls at No. 12 Arkansas, 6-2

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Jake Rongholt
The Gators struggled against top-ranked Razorbacks pitcher Chanise Delce in a 6-2 loss.

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Jahlani Rogers walks it off as Santa Fe edges CF in 10 innings, 6-5

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Jake Rongholt
Santa Fe’s Jahlani Rogers hit the game-winning double to pull off the 6-5 win over the Patriots in 10 innings .

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Bill passed that allows concealed carry of firearms without a permit

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 6:17 PM EDT
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By WCJB Staff
A bill has passed the Florida House that allows the concealed carry of firearms without a permit.

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H.S. Baseball: Columbia takes down Santa Fe, 6-2 for fifth straight win

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Kevin Wells
Camdon Frier had the big hit, a fourth inning grand slam that put the Tigers into the lead.

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Affordable housing plan gets final approval, heads to DeSantis

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 5:43 PM EDT
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By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida
Senate President Kathleen Passidomo’s $711 million effort to make housing more affordable for working Floridians is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis

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Weekend Planner 3/24/23

Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 12:57 PM EST
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By Mike Potter
A look at weekend events for North Central Florida.

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Authorities catch pitchfork stabbing suspect in Lake City

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 9:54 AM EDT
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By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville
The hunt is over for a man accused of stabbing someone with a pitchfork in Lake City

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Students with local school help struggling families with food drive

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 6:22 PM EDT
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By Alexus Goings
Another distribution will be held on Saturday, March 25th at Loften High School at 3000 E University ave at 10 a.m.

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Unemployment rates remain steady in North Central Florida in February

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 1:28 PM EDT
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By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville and Jim Turner, News Service of Florida
Florida’s unemployment rate was unchanged at 2.6 percent in February, with job growth expected to continue in parts of the economy

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Alachua County deputies arrest motorcycle rider for grand theft after chase

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 10:58 AM EDT
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By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville
After releasing a video of Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies chasing a motorcycle rider, deputies have found and arrested the man on numerous charges

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Father of Parkland school shooting victim arrested during House hearing

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 12:27 PM EDT
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By CNN Newsource staff
The father of a teen who died in the 2018 Parkland, Florida shooting was arrested at the capitol Thursday for disrupting a hearing on strengthening access to guns.

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‘It’s rushed’: ACPS members seek parent input on possible rezoning plan for schools

Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 11:06 PM EDT
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By Zitlali Solache
Four schools may face rezoning for the upcoming school year.

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Florida teen sentenced to life in prison for stabbing classmate to death

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 12:08 PM EDT
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By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville
A Judge in Jacksonville has sentenced a teenager to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to brutally murdering a teen girl

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Ocala man arrested on child porn charges

Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 5:36 PM EDT
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By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville
Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a divorce attorney, who worked with children, on possession of child pornography charges

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Principal resigns in Fla. amid parent complaints over art lesson with image of Michelangelo’s ‘David’

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 1:03 PM EDT
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By Mike Rogers
Board Chair Barney Bishop confirmed that as part of an emergency meeting a few days later on Monday, former principal Hope Carrasquilla was given an ultimatum to either resign or be terminated.

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3 dogs attack Alachua County woman, Animal Control catches them

Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 2:07 PM EDT
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By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville
Animal Control officers captured three dogs after a woman was attacked in Alachua County

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Columbia County Commission accepts deed to Richardson Center if city agrees to pay $150,000 a year to maintain it

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 1:26 AM EDT
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By WCJB Staff
The Columbia County Commission Thursday night accepted the deed to the Richardson Community Center under one condition.

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‘I am god’: Man wields hatchet during meth arrest in Levy County

Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 4:31 PM EDT
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By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville
Levy County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man accused of waving a hatchet in a threatening manner while in possession of methamphetamines

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Food Share hosting food distributions in Gainesville

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 5:26 AM EDT
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By WCJB Staff
The first distribution will be held today at 635 NW 6th St. starting at 9 a.m.

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Two charges dropped against drunk driver who killed pedestrian last year

Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 11:21 PM EDT
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By WCJB Staff
Robert Duncan ran over Daniel Farmer while intoxicated on Millhopper road last year. Prosecutors are dropping two charges against the driver, but the State Attorney is still pursuing a charge of vehicular homicide.
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