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‘The whole situation is awful’: Neighbors react to toddler death

According to Gainesville Police detectives, two 3-year-old twin girls were beaten over a long period of time which led to the death of one of the children earlier this month.
Residents in one Gainesville neighborhood are reacting after the death of a three-year-old,...

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Gilchrist County Fire Rescue (gfx)
Mobile home fire claims the life of a man in Gilchrist County

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Donrea A. McLaughlin and Sean D. Lee II arrested in Atlanta in connection to toddler's death
Gainesville Police arrest couple for 3-year-old’s death after being left alone for 8 hours

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Idalia Relief Fund raises money for the Salvation Army and Catholic Charities
TV20 launches Idalia Relief Fund to assist hurricane survivors

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The exhibit is on display now through January 2024 at the College Football Hall of Fame.

Tim Tebow honored in special exhibit for 2023 College Football Hall of Fame inductees

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By WCJB Staff
The exhibit is on display now through January 2024 at the College Football Hall of Fame.

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Marion County crime (gfx)

Body with gunshot wound found along roadway in Summerfield

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville
Marion County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the death as a homicide

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Residents fear this may be tied to a dog fighting ring.

‘This is a problem’: Dead dogs found dumped in Archer raise concerns

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Zitlali Solache
Residents fear this may be tied to a dog fighting ring.

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GRU (FILE)

Judge weighs Gainesville’s challenge to the state’s overhaul of GRU

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By WCJB Staff
A Leon County circuit judge heard arguments in a challenge by the city of Gainesville to a new state law overhauling control of Gainesville Regional Utilities

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Weekend Planner

Weekend Planner 9/22/23

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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UF researchers working to develop treatment for stimulant use disorder

UF researchers working to develop treatment for stimulant use disorder

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By Kristin Chase
Researchers received a 19 million-dollar grant to develop SBS-518
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A look at weekend events for North Central Florida.
Weekend Planner 9/22/23

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Residents in one Gainesville neighborhood are reacting after the death of a three-year-old,...
‘The whole situation is awful’: Neighbors react to toddler death

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Researchers received a 19 million-dollar grant to develop SBS-518
UF researchers working to develop treatment for stimulant use disorder

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A Leon County circuit judge heard arguments in a challenge by the city of Gainesville to a new...
Judge weighs Gainesville’s challenge to the state’s overhaul of GRU

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Gainesville City Commissioners approved a bigger budget and higher taxes for the new fiscal year.

Gainesville City commissioners approved raising taxes for the next fiscal year

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By WCJB Staff
Gainesville City Commissioners approved a bigger budget and higher taxes for the new fiscal year.

Crime

Andra “Deon” Reese wanted for information on a homicide

GPD searches for ‘key witness’ in Waldo Road deadly shooting

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 5:21 PM EDT
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By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville
Officers are searching for Andra “Deon” Reese, a key witness to a homicide that occurred on the evening of Sept. 2 on Northeast Waldo Road

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The Honorable Judge James “Tim” Browning

Retired Levy County Judge James “Tim” Browning dies

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville
Many in Levy County are mourning the death of a judge who retired earlier this year

Sports

Alexis Stucky out for the season

Gator volleyball team lost sophomore setter Alexis Stucky for the rest of the year

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Jake Rongholt
Stucky averaged nearly 11 assists per set for the Gators.

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Evelyn Foxx has been fighting gun violence in Gainesville for many years, but said it hitting...

Alachua County NAACP president speaks on loss of godson to gun violence

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 4:57 PM EDT
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By Ethan Budowsky
Evelyn Foxx has been fighting gun violence in Gainesville for many years, but said it hitting this close to home has her more motivated than ever to stomp it out

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Restaurants with outside seating might be receiving additional four-legged customers in Marion...

Marion County Commissioners approve proposal for dogs to be allowed at restaurants

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By WCJB Staff
Restaurants with outside seating might be receiving additional four-legged customers in Marion County.

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The Equal Opportunity Director will be paid a nearly $189,000 salary.

Gainesville city commissioners unanimously vote in favor of Director of Equity and Inclusion’s salary increase

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 5:31 PM EDT
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By Emma Delamo
The Equal Opportunity Director will be paid a nearly $189,000 salary.

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Several downed trees knocked out power for residents in the area and other parts of the city.

Afternoon and evening storms in Gainesville knocked down trees, causes damage

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By WCJB Staff
GPD officers helped divert traffic near Northwest 8th Avenue and 18th Terrace as debris blocked the roadway.

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Alachua County Sheriff's deputies pull over stolen car driven by 10-year-old boy

Kids driving stolen car stopped on I-75 in Alachua County

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 10:16 AM EDT
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By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville
The 10-year-old and 11-year-old siblings had driven three hours in their mother’s stolen car

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EIAP report on Hurricane Idalia collected photos of storm damage from survey respondents

UF/IFAS estimates Hurricane Idalia’s agricultural damage at more than $78 million

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 2:40 PM EDT
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By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville and Scott Gagliardi
The Economic Impact Analysis Program (EIAP) assesses impacts on agriculture following extreme weather events

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Governor DeSantis appointed four people to the commission, including Chad Mizelle and Rick Joyce.

Governor DeSantis appoints four people to the state elections commission, two have Alachua County ties

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By WCJB Staff
Governor DeSantis appointed four people to the commission, including Chad Mizelle and Rick Joyce.

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Horseshoe Beach canals filled with debris following Hurricane Idalia

DSNAP benefits to start for people affected by Idalia

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 5:53 PM EDT
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By WCJB Staff
A mandatory pre-registration starts at 1 a.m.

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Sports

The Blue Wave win a district game against the tornadoes

H.S. Volleyball: P.K. Yonge volleyball team sweeps Bradford in three sets

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Taylor Burr
The Blue Wave wins all three sets against the Tornadoes

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Marion County Sheriff's deputies shoot man while responding to a trespassing complaint near...

Man pointed gun at deputies before they shot him, MCSO says

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 1:49 PM EDT
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By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville and WCJB Staff
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of a man shot by deputies on Wednesday

Sports

The Florida soccer team huddles together before their game with in-state opponent, South Florida.

Gator soccer team blanked at Tennessee, 2-0

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Jake Rongholt
Florida soccer has been shut out in a loss for the second time in two weeks.

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Florida to require ‘male only, female only’ bathroom signs at universities

Updated: 24 hours ago
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By WCJB Staff and News Service of Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the law in May, amid a series of measures in Florida and other states focused on transgender people

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Gilchrist County Sheriff's deputies arrest Hunter Micah Thomas Ellsworth and Christopher John...

Deputies arrest men connected to string of burglaries in Gilchrist County

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 5:39 PM EDT
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By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville
Gilchrist County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two men in the Rock Bluff area for burglaries in the area over the past few months

National

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his...

US education chief considers new ways to discourage college admissions preference for kids of alumni

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By The Associated Press and COLLIN BINKLEY and CAROLE FELDMAN
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said legacy admissions must be revisited for the sake of diversity on campuses following the recent Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action.

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Home sales sign

Ocala bucks state trend of declining home sales, Florida Realtors say

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 5:49 PM EDT
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By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville
New home sales numbers from Florida Realtors show sales are down in Gainesville but up in Ocala

National

FILE - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is seen, April 5, 2009, in...

Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors in many states

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By The Associated Press and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press
All states are undertaking a review of their Medicaid rolls after a three-year, pandemic-era prohibition on ending coverage expired this spring.

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FCADV CEO Tiffany Carr

Two Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence executives charged with fraud, grand theft

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 11:44 AM EDT
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By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has leveled fraud charges against two former executives at the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV)

National

Approximately 48,000 mattresses are under the recall.

Recall issued for Costco mattresses due to risk of mold exposure

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Gray News staff
Approximately 48,000 mattresses sold at Costco locations in the northwest United States, San Francisco Bay Area and online are under the recall.
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