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Gainesville man arrested for acting as lookout in robbery of car wash
Stephen Dewayne Rippy, 56, was arrested last night and charged with burglary with property damage and conspiracy to commit a felony after allegedly serving as a lookout during a robbery of Brighton Beach Car Wash. The post Gainesville man arrested for acting as lookout in robbery of car wash appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
City of Alachua moves forward with 200-acre development
The Alachua City Commission approved the preliminary plat of a 198-acre development called Tara Forest West in northwest Alachua at a regular meeting on Monday. The commission also approved a proposed millage rate 7.9% higher than the rollback rate. Multiple citizens attended the meeting to ask the commission to vote...
Opposition campaign headed by DeSantis allies seeks to defeat recreational marijuana amendment
You’ve likely seen plenty of ads over the past few months supporting Amendment 3, which would legalize recreational marijuana in Florida, but soon you can expect to see ads on the airwaves sending the opposite message.
Florida school board unlikely to fire mom whose transgender daughter played on girls volleyball team
PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) — A Florida school board appeared unlikely Tuesday to fire an employee whose transgender daughter played girls’ high school volleyball in alleged violation of state law, but postponed their final decision until next week. The board is in Broward, one of the state’s most politically...
Florida's US Senate candidates hit the campaign trail in Northeast Florida
The August Primary is less than a month away and both likely nominees for one of Florida’s US Senate seats have been making the trips to Jacksonville to spread their messages in recent weeks.
Rainy pattern still taking a breather
JACKSONVILLE, Fla – Scattered storms will target areas well inland over interior north Florida. Rain will target the I-75 corridor through the evening. Drier and mostly clear conditions prevail across Duval and up and down the coastal counties. The dip in rain chances we saw Tuesday to 40% will...
Marcus Castro-Walker representation files motion to dismiss Rashada suit
Legal representatives for former Florida staff member Marcus Castro-Walker on Tuesday filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought against him, Florida head coach Billy Napier, prominent Florida booster Hugh Hathcock and Hathcock's company Velocity Automotive Solutions by former Florida quarterback signee Jaden Rashada, Swamp247 has learned. Lawyers for Napier...
Presidential searches taking off at three Florida universities
Quality Journalism for Critical Times University of Florida and Florida A&M University announced candidates Tuesday to tap as interim presidents following resignations by both institutions’ leaders, while Florida Atlantic University will kick off its second presidential search since its most recent president left in 2022. UF President Ben Sasse is set to step down on July 31, and an email […] The post Presidential searches taking off at three Florida universities appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
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