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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (CBS12) — A Senegalese national residing illegally in the United States has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for attempting to transmit obscene material to a minor. The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday that Khadim Rassol Gueye, 26, pleaded guilty to the charge...

BROOKER, Fla. (WCJB) - Bradford County Fire Rescue officials say Friday was a milestone in two ways. Department leaders broke ground on Fire Station 8 in Brooker, which has been in the works for years. State Representative Chuck Brannan was there for the groundbreaking. Fire rescue officials also hosted an...

FLORIDA has hired Jon Sumrall to be its next head coach with a massive contract. Sumrall is set to earn a huge salary with plenty of incentives packed in. Sumrall was hired away from Tulane by Florida, and it took a huge package to do so. He signed a six-year...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) — Members of the Gainesville Junior League are ensuring 500 families have a toy and joy-filled Christmas this year. Miracle on Main Street is back for the 35th time, and this isn’t your average toy drive. The Junior League works with 14 different community agencies to identify families in...

BRADFORD COUNTY, Fla. – A 25-year-old woman died following a crash Friday night in Bradford County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the crash happened around 11:55 p.m. on Southeast 109th Street. According to troopers, the woman was traveling on the westbound lane when, for unknown reasons,...

Dai-Janea Shaquan Wright, 32, was arrested early this morning and charged with aggravated battery and felony property damage after allegedly hitting a man with a metal pipe and breaking car windows and an apartment window. The post Gainesville woman arrested for hitting man with metal pipe, breaking apartment window...

Florida – A Florida man has confessed in court that he tried to get a minor to have s*x with him. Jason Shane Ejmali, 51, pleaded guilty to trying to seduce a juvenile. This happened following a number of actions that led to his arrest earlier this year. He could get a life sentence or at least 10 years in prison...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Florida Department of Health officials have issued a rabies alert after an infected coyote was captured in Southwest Marion County this week. Officials found the rabid animal in the area of Southwest 49th Avenue Road and 103rd Street Road on Wednesday. A rabies alert will be...

A 35-year-old Silver Springs man is behind bars after allegedly trying to run over his brother with a sport utility vehicle this week. A Marion County Sheriff’s Office corporal responded to a local residence on Wednesday, December 3, in reference to a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, the male victim advised that...