Florida benches starting quarterback DJ Lagway against Kentucky, Tramell Jones takes over
Florida has benched starting quarterback DJ Lagway in a game against Kentucky. Lagway did not appear to be injured but was struggling mightily in the contest. The second-year quarterback had gone just 11-of-19 passing for 83 yards and a touchdown, but he had thrown three interceptions. He previously had a game...
Sixth slip-and-fall lawsuit filed against Dollar General in Marion County this year
A local man has filed a lawsuit against a Dollar General in Marion County for injuries that he allegedly sustained after slipping and falling on rainwater on the floor of the store, marking at least the sixth slip-and-fall lawsuit filed against the dollar store chain this year. David Sneller filed...
Homeless woman with 31 convictions accused of repeatedly stealing from multiple Butler Plaza stores...
A GPD detective wrote that Ealum-Morgan's "normal MO is to go in a line of the same stores in Butler Plaza, including Best Buy. [Ealum-Morgan] will wear a very large tote bag and use it to steal from each store, in a line, before ending up at [the pawn shop], which is right outside of Butler Plaza." The post...
Orlando singer-songwriter Hannah Stokes heads out on tour promoting new album
Stokes kicks off her tour in Gainesville on Friday, Nov. 7, at Baby J's. For locals wanting to hear Right Where I Belong live, she'll be back on an Orlando stage on Nov. 29 at Lil Indie's with her full band. The post Orlando singer-songwriter Hannah Stokes heads out on tour promoting new album appeared first on...
Family files lawsuit against UF Health Shands over child death
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - UF Health Shands has a lawsuit on its hands over the death of a two-year-old boy. Family members of De’markus Jeremiah Page say Shands staffers gave the child a deadly dose of potassium phosphate and didn’t notice he went into cardiac arrest. The family...
UPDATE: One person killed in plane incident at Keystone Airpark
The incident happened in Bradford County at 367 Southeast 82nd Street.
Man Fatally Shot by Alachua County Deputies During Attempted Arrest for Terroristic Threats
Alachua County, FL – On the afternoon of Thursday, November 6, 2025, Ali Bayhan, a Florida resident, was fatally shot by deputies during a law enforcement operation at his NW Gainesville residence. The operation stemmed from serious concerns regarding Bayhan’s mental health and the threats he had made toward law The...
Pair arrested in stolen pick-up truck, one charged with home invasion robbery
Aamir Jalil Sims, 30, of Gainesville, and Irving Enrique Vinales-Soto, 59, of Hawthorne, were arrested early this morning after Vinales-Soto allegedly forced his way into a home and stole cash and a pick-up truck; Sims, who is on probation, allegedly had cocaine in his possession when he was stopped for driving the...
Suspected drug dealer charged with selling fentanyl at arcade
A suspected drug dealer is facing charges of selling fentanyl at a local arcade. Amanda Clay, 42, of Summerfield, has been arrested on warrants charging her with felony counts of selling and possessing fentanyl. She was taken into custody last month in Marion County on the Sumter County warrants. The...
State still investigating human remains found in Marion Oaks last month
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, aided by Marion County Sheriff’s Office personnel, is still investigating the discovery of human remains in Marion Oaks in October. Marion County Sheriff’s Office personnel have been assisting the FDLE with the agency’s ongoing investigation into the deceased human remains...
