Florida ‘cat burglar’ shares how she broke into over 200 homes
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A Central Florida “cat burglar” spoke with News 6 last year to discuss how she broke into over 200 homes during her criminal escapades. Court records show that the former burglar — Jennifer Gomez, now 41 — was arrested in 2011 by Marion County deputies and later found guilty of nine counts of...
Nephew of Gainesville student murder victim sworn in: ‘I will let the legacy live...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A new Gainesville police officer says the pain of a decades-old family tragedy helped shape his lifelong dream of serving and protecting the community. Jordan Gonzalez, who was sworn in as a Gainesville Police Department officer Friday, is the nephew of one of the five victims...
‘A huge weight lifted’: Alachua County families rely on summer meals to make ends...
Kariann Lubin (left) waits patiently as an FNS worker delivers bags of take-home meals for her two sons at Faith Mission Baptist Church. Lubin has used the program the last four years and is grateful how helpful it has become in her life. (Sanjeev Palasseri/WUFT) Kariann Lubin walked to Faith...
What Are The Blue Lights Above Traffic Signals For?
Red means stop, green means go - but what about blue? You may have seen blue lights on top of traffic signals at some junctions; here's what they do.
Arrest made in attack on man left unconscious in the street
David Wayne Walker, Sr., 63, was arrested yesterday and charged with attempted homicide after allegedly hitting a man in the head with a concrete block and leaving him unconscious in the street; the victim is reportedly in critical condition. The post Arrest made in attack on man left unconscious in the street...
Wanted fugitive pleads guilty to illegal possession of ammunition
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jesse Jay Perez, 29, of Naples, Florida, pled guilty in federal court to possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. U.S. Attorney Heekin said, “Thanks to the dedication of...
Driver killed on Marion roadway less than 12 hours after fatal motorcycle accident
A 41-year-old man was killed after failing to negotiate a curve and crashing into a tree along State Road 42 in Marion County on Friday morning, less than 12 hours after another fatal accident in the county claimed the life of a 19-year-old motorcyclist. According to a report by the...
Belleview man who stalked ex-girlfriend gets 10 years in prison
A Belleview man who called his ex-girlfriend over 160 times, in violation of a domestic violence injunction, will spend the next decade behind bars. On Wednesday, June 18, Marion County jurors found 37-year-old Brian Joseph Jankowski guilty of aggravated stalking, violation of a domestic injunction with two prior...
2 Arby’s employees wounded in shooting, 3 suspects identified
High Springs alcohol sales ordinance could soon be on future ballot. An ordinance currently restricting alcohol sales could soon be a thing of the past. This would allow the High Springs Brewing Company to open on Sundays. Updated: 5 hours ago. The Lancaster’s listed several unresolved concerns with their son,...
Plans for Buc-ee’s off I-75 in Florida move forward
OCALA, Fla. – Plans for a beaver nugget stop off Interstate75 are one step closer, after a construction company has won a bid to help expand the interstate in Ocala. According to the Florida Department of Transportation, Lane Contruction Company submitted a bid to widen I-75 and will move forward with the project.
