Ocala homeowners accuse D.R. Horton of costly construction deficiencies
An Ocala couple has sued D.R. Horton for a home they purchased in 2023, claiming their property’s value has been reduced dramatically due to the home’s shoddy construction, citing windows, overhangs, and other materials that were not properly installed, as well as a stucco system that is allegedly in violation of...
Bear Warriors United files petition to stop Florida’s bear hunt
Florida Board of Education finds probable cause Alachua County School Board violated 1st Amendment: ‘It’s a toxic culture’. The Florida Board of Education voted on Wednesday to find that the Alachua County School Board violated the First Amendment rights of a parent during a contentious school board meeting on July 31.
Three arrested in deadly Easter Sunday shooting
Three Ocala residents were arrested in connection to a deadly shooting on Easter Sunday at T.B. McPherson Park in Southeast Gainesville. Gabriel Frazier Jr., 20, Jarrett Jones, 19, and Kaniel Edwards, 21, were arrested on felony murder charges after a four-month search for those responsible for the fatal shooting....
Lauren Poe Talked ICE and Immigration with Police Leaders at Ignite Life Center
On June 7, former mayor and Greater Gainesville International Center (GGIC) CEO Lauren Poe held a workshop on issues affecting local immigrants with Gainesville Police Department (GPD) Chief Nelson Moya and Alachua County Sheriff Chad Scott at Ignite Life Center (ILC) church, according to public records obtained by...
Ocala man who tried to rob liquor store gets over 7 years in prison
An Ocala man who attacked a cashier while attempting to rob a local liquor store has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. On Monday, 36-year-old Keyobie Dawadrian Bullard pleaded guilty to attempted robbery with a deadly weapon and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The charges stem from an...
Ring camera captures arrest of 2 teens in Fort Lauderdale accused of stealing car...
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Two teens are behind bars after, deputies said, they stole a car from a northern Florida city. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies said they attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a car in the area of Weston Road and Royal Palm Boulevard that was reported stolen out of Marion County,...
Florida School Board disciplined after chair’s controversial social media post on Hulk Hogan’s death
A controversial social media post by a Florida school board chair has led the Florida Board of Education to declare that the Alachua County School Board violated parents’ free speech rights.
Marion County Jury Finds Belleview Man Guilty In Meth Trafficking Case
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A jury has found 33-year-old Rafael Then Jr. of Belleview guilty of trafficking in methamphetamine. The verdict, delivered on Tuesday, concludes a collaborative undercover investigation by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Ocala Police Department’s Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team (UDEST),...
Man accused of battering inmate when he worked at state women’s prison north of...
A man has been arrested and accused of battering an inmate while he was a corrections officer at a state women's prison north of Ocala. Adrian Hernandez, 26, was arrested on charges of malicious battery on an inmate and reporting false information in a use-of-force report. He was booked into the Marion County Jail on...
Gainesville woman arrested after allegedly throwing 21-month-old child to the floor
Jamya Keondra Souter, 26, was arrested last night for allegedly throwing a 21-month-old child from her lap to the floor. The post Gainesville woman arrested after allegedly throwing 21-month-old child to the floor appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .
