‘Law Enforcement Is Last Resort’: Alachua County Sheriff On Stay-At-Home Orders
There’s been growing curiosity in Florida on an evolving question of the coronavirus response: How will law enforcement enforce stay-at-home orders? Fort Lauderdale announced Friday that residents may...
View ArticleLegal Woes Mount For Owner Of Popular Tourist Restaurant Under Tax Investigation
The new legal problems also may complicate efforts by David Biegler, 49, co-owner of the Hurricane Oyster Bar and Grill in Santa Rosa, to pay the IRS and Justice Department over what the government...
View ArticleMoment That Love, Life Was Lost After Tragic Crash: ‘She Did Not Make It, OK?’
This story reveals new details about what happened that night and in the months since the deadly crash on Jan. 9.
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Gainesville Police Corporal Reassigned After Off-Duty DUI Crash Arrest
A Gainesville police corporal who was arrested by his own department on suspicion of drunken driving has been stripped of his police powers. Cpl. Scott Bertzyk, 46, was arrested in the early morning...
View ArticleGainesville man arrested on DUI manslaughter charge
Police have arrested a driver accused of killing a pedestrian last year while driving high on marijuana with an expired license in a late night crash. Kevin Elisha Burgess, 49, of Gainesville was...
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Two men arrested on charges related to running a human sex trafficking...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Two men accused of kidnapping and human sex trafficking in a Gainesville group home made their first court appearance Wednesday, according to court records. Police say they were...
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Woman whose boyfriend died in crash urges judge never to allow other driver...
A woman in a 2018 collision on a motorcycle with her boyfriend – who died in the crash – told the judge she found forgiveness toward the other driver accused of driving under the influence of...
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The Point, Aug. 9, 2023: One year of 988, DeSantis campaign shuffle, ‘Barbie’...
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: 988 hotline, one year later: mental health professionals talk positives and pitfalls....
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The Point, Oct. 16, 2023: Florida to hand over new COVID-19 data
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • The Alligator: Sasse hires former U.S. Senate office members to top leadership positions. “UF...
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