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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is vowing to reform the state's insanity defense after a man who stabbed a six-year-old child more than 20 times to death was acquitted of capital murder by reason of insanity by a Kentucky jury in 2018. "Alleging that you can't tell right from wrong...

Ronald Exantus, 42, was extradited to Kentucky after his arrest in Florida for a parole violation. Attorney General James Uthmeier confirmed the extradition, which resulted from Exantus failing to register as a convicted felon with the local sheriff’s office following his relocation from Kentucky to Florida. “Today,...

I moved away from Ocala in 2013 and have longed to be back for most of the 12 years I’ve been away. I follow the news online daily and I truly grieve for what Ocala and Marion County once were. I read about the indecent building of apartment complexes...

Renovations of the abandoned citrus shop and packing shed at Marjorie A. Hoy Memorial Park at Orange Lake Overlook (OLO) are expected to begin by early 2026 to reflect the land’s rich history. The proposed cost of the project is in the millions, but one must learn the park’s...

The University of Florida Safety System put out an alert on Thursday morning regarding a man suspected of carrying a gun at Little Hall.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The Gainesville Police Department alerted the public of increased police activity at Gardenia Garden Apartments due to a domestic dispute on Thursday morning. A mother says she was trapped inside a room with the man and her baby. The man involved in the dispute fled back...

ALACHUA, Florida – The Alachua Police Department is investigating a major burglary that occurred early Saturday morning, October 25, 2025, at Fundora Jewelry in the Rolling Oaks Plaza. At approximately 1:40 a.m., officers responded to an alarm at the store, located at 15202 NW 147th Drive, Suite 400. When officers ...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County deputies say two suspects were seen on security camera footage breaking into cars in neighborhoods off Southwest/Southeast 80th Street and South Magnolia Avenue early Wednesday morning. Deputies say the two suspects burglarized more than 20 vehicles and stole firearms, purses,...

Joseph Stephen Fielden, 39, was convicted of domestic battery last week and sentenced to one year of probation. Facing up to a year in jail for the misdemeanor, Fielden took a plea deal that was accepted by Judge Meshon Rawls. According to the arrest report, on the night of July...

Kelly Jenette Brooker, 44, of Hawthorne, had been charged with felony property damage after allegedly intentionally damaging the security gate at Eastside High School with her car. The post Hawthorne woman arrested for intentionally ramming security gate at Eastside High School with her car appeared first on Alachua...