Man struck, killed on I-75 was Columbia High teacher - Gainesville Sun

Man struck, killed on I-75 was Columbia High teacher Gainesville Sun Benjamin Gilliland of Alachua was a graduate of the University of Florida and was coming to the end of his first year as a language arts teacher at Columbia High School in Lake City. On Monday someone from the school called the Alachua Police ... and more »

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Sheriff describes fiscal crisis at agency Ocala Marion also paid new officers almost $5,000 a year less than neighboring Alachua County and about $7,400 less than the city of Ocala, Blair pointed out. "We are losing many ... The Florida Department of Law Enforcement's annual crime statistics report ...

Police, community and calendar briefs for May 22, 2013 Ocala The Ocala Police Department has released surveillance video of an armed robbery that occurred Sunday evening at A&O Discount Beverage, 609 NE 36th Ave. The robber entered the store, selected an ice tea drink from a cooler ... A man who was killed early ... and more »

Pedestrian killed on I-75 identified as Alachua man Gainesville Sun Benjamin Gilliland of Alachua was a graduate of the University of Florida and was coming to the end of his first year as a language arts teacher at Columbia High School in Lake City. On Monday someone from the school called the Alachua Police ...

County, State Sen. Bradley at odds over wage theft law Gainesville Sun At the start of his first term in the Florida Senate, Bradley, R-Orange Park, filed a bill that would direct workers seeking to recover unpaid wages throughout the Sunshine State to small claims court. It would pre-empt county wage-theft ordinances ...

Florida Workers Fight Back Against Wage Theft Public News Service Earlier this month, Alachua County passed a wage-recovery ordinance which provides a mediation system for employees who feel they were denied pay by their employers. Late last week the Florida House passed its own version of a wage-theft bill (HB ...

Brenda Heist, missing Pennsylvania mom-turned-Fla. beach bum, back in jail New York Daily News Officials couldn't say why she turned herself in at the Alachua County jail; it was believed that she had been living in North Florida with a brother. Heist made headlines last week when police in Lititz, Pa., said the guilt-wracked woman admitted to ... and more »

Forensics utilized in animal abuse crackdown Gainesville Sun Leath said he did similar work in a Florida cockfighting operation in which nearly 700 roosters were seized. “The standards in animal welfare cases are changing. The investigative techniques used in a homicide case or a burglary case really are no ... and more »

County wage theft ordinance survives with death of Bradley bill Gainesville Sun Alachua County's newly enacted wage-theft ordinance survived the state legislative session, which ended last week and left behind many unsuccessful bills — including one that would have pre-empted the local measure — on the floor of the Florida Senate. and more »

Fla. House passes 'wage theft' bill 71-45 Tampabay.com (blog) A bill that would outlaw new “wage theft” ordinances—similar to the one in Miami-Dade County—passed the Florida House on a partyline vote Thursday. The bill, HB 1125, would force victims of wage theft to take their case to civil court, after giving ... and more »