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Bartender Arrested in Alleged $31,000 Fraud Scheme Using Discounts and Inflated Tips

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Madison Brooke Cowart, 28, was arrested early this morning after police said the former Crafty Bastards employee carried out an alleged...

Meghan Markle ‘Deeply Distressed’ by Allegations That Father Thomas Markle Possessed Child Pornography

Meghan Markle has responded to allegations that her father, Thomas Markle Sr., is the subject of an investigation involving the alleged possession of child...

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Lake Butler man, who allegedly followed an Alachua woman home and tried to enter her house, arrested in Gainesville after allegedly hitting skateboard rider

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Ernesto Angel Morales-Alejo, 20, was arrested yesterday in Gainesville after allegedly hitting a man riding a skateboard and failing...

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Two Arrested for Loitering While Police Investigate Stolen Car

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Zabyon Cordell James, 19, and Edward James Slatter Jr., 20, have been charged with loitering and prowling as authorities investigate a...

Serial Rapist Andrew Luster Freed After 20 Years of 124-Year Sentence

A California mayor has denounced the release of Andrew Luster, the cosmetics heir and convicted serial rapist who was found guilty of drugging and...

Man on Pretrial Release Arrested After Threats, Crash, Police Assault

Staff report According to a Gainesville Police Department report, Williams and a second victim went to Turner’s workplace, Tire Depot at 1700 N. Main Street,...

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Army Pays After Baby Given ‘Lethal’ Benadryl Dose at Base Daycare

Left inset: Dixie Denise Villa in court. Right inset: Abigail Lobisch. Background: The Hawaii military reservation where Villa gave Abigail Lobisch a fatal dose...

Caleb Flynn’s Daughter Calls Out Dad for Mistress Half His Age

At the sentencing hearing for Caleb Flynn, convicted of murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn, the couple’s two daughters—ages 10 and 12—spoke publicly about their...

Man Who Killed Fiancée’s Ex After School Ceremony Learns His Fate

Inset: Joseph James Juarez Coles (Snow's Funeral Home). Background: Roderick Kelvin Watson Jr. testifies during his murder trial for killing Coles in Florida (Marion...

Nolan Wells’ Friends Sue Former NFL Star Terrell Owens Over Alleged Malicious Comments

Three friends of Nolan Wells have filed a lawsuit against former NFL star Terrell Owens, accusing him of making “false and malicious” statements following...
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Homeless Man Arrested for Allegedly Squatting in Vacant Apartment

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Rhema Zion Bell, 26, was arrested yesterday after authorities alleged he had been living for several weeks in a vacant apartment,...

Parents Allegedly Confined Child in Playpen for 20 Hours, Police Say

Inset top to bottom: Sara Tudor and Michael Brown (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation). Background: the Garvin County Sheriff’s Office headquarters in Pauls Valley,...

Christa Pike Was Considered Brain-Dead—Now She’s Walking and Facing a Long Road Ahead

Christa Pike was initially believed to be brain dead after Tennessee’s failed execution attempt. Now, her attorneys say the 50-year-old has regained consciousness and...

Woman in Pretrial Diversion Program Arrested After Kicking and Spitting on Officers

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Santoria Nichelle Smith, 21, is facing multiple charges stemming from a July confrontation in which she allegedly kicked, bit and spat...
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Man Kicked Down Apartment Door and Killed Ex-Partner’s New Lover

Inset left: Stuart Beck (Clearwater Police Department). Inset right: Michael Conrad (obituary). Background: The now-closed Bay Cove Apartments in Clearwater, Fla., where Beck shot...

Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Faces Trauma After Failed Execution

Christa Pike survived Tennessee’s failed execution attempt, but her legal team says she is now coping with “profound psychological trauma.” Pike’s attorneys said she has...

Teen ‘Mastermind’ in 7-Year-Old’s Kidnapping Learns Fate

Inset, left to right: Barry A. Coleman and Jamal White, according to the Milwaukee Police Department. Background: Coleman and two others allegedly take White...

GPD Investigates Reported Home Invasion at Redpoint Apartments

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gainesville Police officers were called to Redpoint Apartments at 5120 SW 13th Place at about 4:49 a.m. after a resident reported...
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