Lawmaker who sponsored Florida’s so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill faces fraud charges
A Florida lawmaker best known for sponsoring Florida’s controversial Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” law, was indicted on six felony counts by a federal grand jury, including money laundering and wire fraud, officials said Wednesday.
Protest ban at University of Florida after anti-Sasse rally
The University of Florida is going to start enforcing a decades-old prohibition against indoor protests following a raucous demonstration earlier this month against the selection of U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse as a finalist for the school president’s job.
FHP catches murder suspect on Greyhound bus
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – A murder suspect was arrested after being found on a Greyhound bus on Interstate 75, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said around 2 p.m. Thursday investigators received a request from the St. Petersburg Police Department to be on the lookout for a Greyhound bus traveling north on Interstate 75. Troopers said the bus was believed to be approaching Alachua County with a passenger wanted for murder. FHP said Troopers boarded the bus and said Christoffer King’s name. Investigators said King was transported to the Alachua County Jail.
Missing child alert canceled for 5-year-old Alachua County boy
NEWBERRY, Fla. - A missing child alert issued Saturday for a 5-year-old boy from Alachua County has been canceled. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement canceled the alert Sunday morning. Jaxson Prows had last been seen Thursday in the 2200 block of Southwest 170th Street in Newberry. Police said the duo may be traveling in a 2004 beige Toyota Sienna with Florida tag BZAX67. Anyone with information about their whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the Alachua County Sheriff's Office at 352-955-1818.