WCJB TV20 News
Sen. Bernie Sanders urged UF students to vote during an event with Democratic candidate Angie Nixon
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- Sen. Bernie Sanders urged UF students to vote during an event with Democratic candidate Angie Nixon
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- 0:24
- Date posted
- 34 minutes ago
- Description
- Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders made a stop at the University of Florida on Sunday, appearing alongside Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon just weeks before the November midterm elections.
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/10/18/bernie-sanders-joins-us-senate-candidate-angie-nixon-uf-ahead-midterm-elections/
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- Bernie Sanders joins U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon at UF ahead of midterm elections
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- 2:42
- Date posted
- 2 hours ago
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- Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders made a stop at the University of Florida on Sunday, appearing alongside Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon.
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- Twin girls avoid injury when officer crashes into school bus
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- An off-duty Gainesville Police Department officer was hospitalized after Florida Highway Patrol troopers said he crashed into the back of a school bus picking up children, including two twin girls on Friday morning. A student, the bus driver, and an aide were also taken to the hospital for medical evaluation.
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/10/16/gainesville-police-officer-injured-after-crash-involving-marion-county-school-bus-troopers-say/
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- Gainesville Police officer injured after crash involving Marion County school bus, troopers say
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- 1:46
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- A Gainesville police officer is in the hospital after crashing his patrol car into a Marion County school bus Friday morning.
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- Crews work for hours to rescue dog from sinkhole in Chiefland #floridanews
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Rescuers saved a dog Friday after it fell into a 10-foot-deep sinkhole near Tradewinds Farm in Levy County.
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/10/16/crews-work-hours-rescue-dog-sinkhole-chiefland/
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- Ocala drive-in for sale, owner says still open for business
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- The Ocala Drive-In, one of the last four drive-in movie theaters in Florida, is up for sale, and the news is drawing support from the community.
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/10/16/ocala-drive-in-sale-owner-says-still-open-business/
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- Williston mayor responds to calls for his removal after petition gains nearly 300 signatures
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- 2:21
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- A Williston resident is calling for Mayor Charles Goodman to be removed from office, gathering nearly 300 signatures on a petition.
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/10/15/williston-mayor-responds-calls-his-removal-after-petition-gains-nearly-300-signatures/
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- Gainesville businesses propose opening new courthouse parking garage during off-hours
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- 2:08
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- A new parking garage is under construction next to the Alachua County courthouse.
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/10/14/gainesville-businesses-propose-opening-new-courthouse-parking-garage-during-off-hours/
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- Mystery box sales surge after Mr. Beast, Lori Greiner Shark Tank investment
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- 2:39
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
- Description
- A North Central Florida business received national exposure when the company was featured on Shark Tank and the owners secured a deal with YouTuber Mr. Beast and longtime host Lori Greiner.
Fundelivered, based in Ocala, takes unclaimed mail packages, customer returns and overstock goods and sends them to customers in mystery boxes. The company has been operating since 2021. Story: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/10/14/ocala-mystery-box-company-sales-surge-after-mr-beast-lori-greiner-shark-tank-investment/
@MrBeast
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- Dog surrenders surge as shelters face capacity, strep outbreak
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
- Description
- More people seek to surrender dogs than adopt them, rescue workers say
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/10/14/dog-surrenders-surge-shelters-face-capacity-strep-outbreak/
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- Ocala family reunited with long lost horse after 16-year search
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- 2:30
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
- Description
- A mother and daughter have been reunited with their horse after searching for him for more than 16 years.
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/10/13/ocala-family-reunited-with-long-lost-horse-after-16-year-search/
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- Far from Hurricane Isaias strong winds impacted NCFL as our reporter experienced #Isaias #hurricane
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Residents in Horseshoe Beach took precautions ahead of the storm. Many said they have been through hurricanes before and are grateful that this storm is not expected to impact the community as much as other storms they have experienced.
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- Hurricane Isaias strengthens in the Gulf
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- 0:00
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Gov. Ron DeSantis gives an update on storm prep while WCJB TV20 First Alert Weather Meteorologist Bradley Benoit shares the latest forecast for Isaias
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- Hurricane Isaias strengthens in the Gulf | Tropical Update
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- 18:20
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- WCJB TV20 First Alert Weather Meteorologist AJ Willy shares the latest forecast for Isaias
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- Hurricane Isaias strengthens in the Gulf | Tropical Update
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- 17:17
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- WCJB TV20 First Alert Weather Meteorologist AJ Willy shares the latest forecast for Isaias
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- Tropical Update: Tropical Storm Isaias
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- 20:15
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- WCJB TV20 First Alert Meteorologist Nick Branch shares the latest forecast for Isaias
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- Copy of Tropical Update: Tropical Storm Isaias
- Runtime
- 19:37
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
- Description
- WCJB TV20 First Alert Meteorologist Nick Branch shares the latest forecast for Isaias
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- Grandmother speaks out as Gainesville mother faces neglect charges for baby with brain bleed
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
- Description
- Gainesville Police Department officers say Juanisha Johnson, 24, delayed taking her injured 2-month-old to the hospital for several hours
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- Gainesville police search for unknown man accused of attacking woman inside apartment
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Officers are searching for an unknown man accused of attacking a woman inside her apartment in Gainesville on Monday morning.
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- County rolls out plan for safer bicycle and pedestrian routes
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- A new countywide plan aims to connect people across Alachua County, Florida with safer routes for biking, walking, and rolling. The plan comes at a cost to taxpayers.
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/10/01/alachua-county-rolls-out-plan-safer-bike-pedestrian-routes/
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- Flock camera IDs wrong driver in deadly hit and run in Florida, leads to wrongful arrest
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- 4:03
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- Lindsey Isaacs spoke with TV20 about her wrongful arrest in Florida due to a Flock camera falsely linking her to a deadly hit-and-run crash.
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- PD chief orders investigation into officer for not doing DUI check before deadly crash
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- 2:03
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- Ocala’s Police Chief Michael Balken says an internal affairs investigation is underway into an officer’s response ahead of a deadly crash on Tuesday morning.
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/10/01/ocala-police-chief-orders-internal-investigation-after-deadly-crash/
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- Florida woman wrongfully arrested due to Flock camera error
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 19 days ago
- Description
- Lindsey Isaacs testified about her wrongful arrest due to a Flock camera mistakenly linking her to a deadly hit-and-run
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- Police detective's arrest could jeopardize other cases, defense attorney says
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- 2:31
- Date posted
- 19 days ago
- Description
- The FBI says Mattair used his position as a police officer to tip off drug dealers and compromise other investigations. He has been with the Gainesville Police
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/09/30/gainesville-detective-faces-8-felony-charges-raising-questions-about-past-cases/
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- Police detective arrested for tipping off criminals, compromising investigations, FBI says
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- The FBI says Mattair used his position as a police officer to tip off a drug dealer and compromise other investigations.
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- Judge approves Florida guard Denzel Aberdeen’s request for 5th year of eligibility in NCAA
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
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- The court approved Florida Gators guard Denzel Aberdeen’s request for a temporary injunction on Tuesday after filing a lawsuit against the NCAA
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/09/29/florida-guard-denzel-aberdeen-asks-court-fifth-year-eligibility-ncaa-lawsuit/
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- 18-year-old pedestrian hurt in crash while filming ‘TikTok haircut’ video in Ocala
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- An 18-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured in a crash while filming a social media haircutting video in the median of a road in Ocala. A witness, Yaj Lerom, provided video from the scene as well as video of himself speaking with the two other teens filming the video before the crash.
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/09/28/18-year-old-pedestrian-hurt-crash-while-filming-tiktok-haircut-video-ocala/
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- Jury convicts 3 men in Cassels murder trial: ‘Christin can finally rest’
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- Jurors convicted three men accused of killing 23-year-old Christin Cassels of Hawthorne on Monday
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/09/28/jury-convicts-3-men-cassels-murder-trial-christin-can-finally-rest/
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- 18-year-old pedestrian hurt in crash while filming ‘TikTok haircut’ video in Ocala
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- An 18-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured in a crash while filming a social media haircutting video in the median of a road in Ocala.
Around 8 p.m. on Sunday, officers responded to Southwest College Road near 17th Road on reports of a two-vehicle crash.
Officers say the 18-year-old was standing in the median with two others filming a social media video while giving a haircut.
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- Tim Tebow pauses Life Surge relationship as Christian organization accused of predatory sales tac...
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- 1:42
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- Former University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow announced on Friday that he would pause his relationship with Life Surge
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- Cellmate testifies, jurors hear jailhouse calls in Christin Cassels murder trial
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- 4:53
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- Jurors in the Christin Cassels murder trial heard phone calls between two of the suspects for the first time Thursday, as attorneys also clashed over a last-minute defense witness request.
Kenneth Altidor, Blake Jackson and Nikenson Perin are being tried together for the murder of 23-year-old Christin Cassels of Hawthorne in 2017. Cassels was found dead in a garage five days before her 24th birthday. The trial will stretch into next week, with jurors returning Monday.
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/09/25/christin-cassels-trial-judge-extends-trial-lawyers-debate-phone-call-evidence/
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- Thrift store owners await fire report before rebuilding
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- The owners of Thrifted Florida are waiting for information from the fire marshal and their insurance company before they can move forward.
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- Juror dismissed, potential witness testimony questioned in Christin Cassels Trial
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- 3:34
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- One of the 12 jurors seated for the Christin Cassels murder trial was removed and replaced with an alternate on Thursday as witnesses testified
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/09/24/christin-cassels-trial-investigator-shows-crime-scene-photos/
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- Family claims illegal stop in deadly deputy-involved shooting
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- 2:40
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- A Keystone Heights family is grieving after Matthew Dupree was shot and killed by a Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputy Tuesday.
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- Boyfriend recounts victim’s final words before 2017 killing | Christin Cassels Trial
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- Opening statements were given, and testimony began Wednesday in the trial of three men charged with first-degree murder in the 2017 death of Christin Cassels.
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- Youth pastor arrested for alleged sexual relationship with minor
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
- Description
- A local youth pastor is facing felony charges after police say he engaged in an unlawful sexual relationship with a minor: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/09/23/church-leaders-speak-out-after-youth-pastor-arrested-alleged-sexual-relationship-with-minor/
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- Deputies taze suspect wielding sword in Alachua County
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- 0:35
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
- Description
- The 911 caller said a man, later identified as Josiah Smith, 26, forced his way into their home while wielding a sword
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- Jury selection begins in 2017 murder case of Christin Cassels
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
- Description
- Jury selection began Tuesday in the case against three men accused of killing 23-year-old Christin Cassels in 2017
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- Explosive fire breaks out at manufacturing facility in Ocala
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The owner of a manufacturing company in Ocala said he is thankful no one was hurt after a structure caught on fire at his facility.
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- University of Florida announces plans for 18-hole golf course in Gainesville
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The University of Florida has shared new details about its plan to build a championship-level golf course in Gainesville.
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- Police, fire department cuts worry residents in High Springs
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The potential disbanding of the High Springs police and fire departments has residents worried.
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/09/18/high-springs-police-fire-department-cuts-worry-residents/
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- Drunk driver arrested after hitting, killing a cyclist in Gainesville with kids in car
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Florida Highway Patrol troopers say Shateria Glenn, 30, of Lake City was driving south on Tower Road just after 8 p.m. when she hit the 68-year-old man from Fanning Springs near Northwest 5th Place.
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/09/17/cyclist-dies-after-being-hit-by-suv-tower-road-gainesville/
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- Mother, 5-year-old wounded after shots fired at vehicle, Ocala officers investigate
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- 2:57
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Officers are asking for the community’s help after a driver opened fire on another vehicle in Ocala on Monday night, hitting a woman and her child
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- Wrong-way driver crashes on I-75; arrested on DUI charges, troopers say
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A 19-year-old man was arrested early Monday morning following a wrong-way crash on Interstate 75 in Gainesville, authorities said.
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/09/14/wrong-way-driver-arrested-i-75-after-testing-twice-legal-alcohol-limit-troopers-say/
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- Ocala Police investigate after shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 hospitalized; victim identified
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Two victims were found at the scene. One was pronounced dead, while the others was taken to the hospital.
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- Neighbors speak out after Putnam County man arrested in animal cruelty case
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A Putnam County man faces animal cruelty charges after authorities seized dozens of aggressive dogs and puppies from his Melrose home.
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- Gainesville hospital staff help bride marry at mother’s ICU bedside
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- 1:50
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Staff at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital organized a wedding so a woman battling stage 4 liver cancer could see her daughter get married.
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- Man indicted for trafficking a child from Arizona to Fort White, Florida, federal prosecutors say
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Federal authorities indicted a man previously arrested on child abuse charges in Columbia County, now accused of a trafficking a minor.
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/09/10/man-indicted-sex-trafficking-child-arizona-fort-white-florida-federal-prosecutors-say/
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- Pregnant 16-year-old girl murdered in Columbia County, deputies arrest boyfriend
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Columbia County Sheriff’s Office detectives say a 16-year-old girl was shot and killed on Wednesday; she was pregnant at the time of her death. Her 17-year-old boyfriend was identified as a person of interest and arrested.
STORY: https://www.wcjb.com/2026/09/10/columbia-county-deputies-investigate-homicide/
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- Second deputy-involved shooting in two weeks ends pursuit in Dunnellon
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A deputy-involved shooting in Dunnellon Tuesday evening ended a pursuit along West Highway 40.
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