Correction: This story previously misidentified John Chick Sr. as a member of a different church. The story has since been updated to reflect the correct church.
Curtis Windom, who was convicted of a 1992 murder near Orlando, was executed Aug. 28 at the Florida State Prison in Raiford. Despite that one of Windom's victims was his daughter's mother, his family members say they forgive him. Windom became the 11th person executed in Florida this year.
Ontaria Baisden, a 20-year-old Gainesville resident, was killed in a gang-related shooting after an Easter egg hunt this year.
Around noon on Tuesday, an 18-year-old Santa Fe High School student allegedly stabbed another student during a fight.
Thursday night, a 20-year-old UF student was arrested on charges of a felony battery after allegedly throwing a broken metal basketball rim over a privacy fence.
Early Sunday morning, 21-year-old Miguel Marin was arrested on two charges of battery after allegedly attacking two employees of The Arcade Bar on Main Street in downtown Gainesville.
A 19-year-old UF student was arrested Sunday night on charges of sexual battery that allegedly happened a week and a half earlier on Sept. 24, according to his arrest report.
On Wednesday afternoon, a road rage incident turned near-fatal for a Hawthorne driver after a 50-year-old Leesburg resident allegedly stabbed him multiple times on the side of the road.
Gainesville High School’s campus was placed on a secure hold, with all exterior doors locked, after the school resource officer received a tip that a student had a gun.
An armed suspect was killed by Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies after barricading himself in his apartment in July.
Gainesville Police and the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrested 21-year-old UF political science senior Tyler Do on Tuesday for viewing and distributing child pornography.
Alachua County Sheriff Office deputies fatally shot 55-year-old Darian Holmes in the early morning of Sept. 13 after he pointed a gun at an officer.
A Gainesville man was arrested Thursday night on charges of sexual battery, loitering and prowling and stalking.
UF parents showed concern online after two posts appeared on Facebook recounting separate incidents this past weekend involving a man following female students near their off-campus apartments.
On Wednesday afternoon, two cars crashed into each other in front of the Hub on Third apartment complex, missing the building by a few feet and hitting a traffic light pole.
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