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Gators Name QB Will Grier Starter Against East Carolina
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami/AP) — The starting quarterback job at the University of Florida appears to be a fluid situation. Florida is flipping its quarterback...
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Panther Killed In Southwest Florida
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter NAPLES (CBSMiami/AP) — A Florida panther was struck and killed by a vehicle on a southwest Florida highway, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission...
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North Florida Man Loses Arm In Wood Chipper
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami/AP) — A north Florida man is recovering after he lost part of his arm in a wood chipper accident. Roberto Serrano, 60, was putting tree...
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Court Upholds UF Policy Barring Guns In Dorms
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — A state appeals court upheld the University of Florida’s ban on firearms in university housing, rejecting arguments by gun rights...
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Possible Unhappy Ending For Florida Movie Making
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The HBO sports drama, “Ballers” and the Netflix series “Bloodline” are the only big productions being shot in South Florida, but they might...
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Florida Court Hears Case Challenging Abortion Waiting Period Law
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — A Florida court will hear a case challenging a state law that requires women wanting an abortion to wait at least 24 hours before...
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Police Save Choking Baby During Search For Suspect
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter GAINESVILLE, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — Two Florida police officers were in the right place at the right time – just in time to save a choking baby. Police spokesman...
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Work Continues To Remove Confederate State In Gainesville
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami) – Work continued Monday morning to remove a Confederate statue that is a memorial to men of the Gainesville area who lost their lives in...
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UF Flip Flops, Will Consider Allowing White Nationalist Speaker On Campus
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami/NSF) – With the threat of a federal lawsuit looming, University of Florida officials say they will consider allowing white nationalist...
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University Of Florida Student Falls From Balcony, Dies
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter GAINESVILLE, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — A University of Florida student died after falling from a third-floor balcony. Gainesville Police Department Lt. Paris Owens...
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Man Accused Of Hurling Concrete Blocks At Police Cars
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami/AP) — A Gainesville man found himself behind bars over the weekend for something that will always land you under arrest. He is accused of...
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Wrestler Rich Swann Arrested, Charged With Battery Of Wife
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami/AP) — A former WWE star is behind bars in northern Florida. Wrestler Rich Swann is being held without bail in a Florida jail after he was...
View ArticleSheriff’s Deputies Killed In Restaurant Ambush
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami) – Two sheriff’s deputies in northern Florida were killed inside a restaurant Thursday afternoon when a gunman walked up and fired through...
View ArticleFive Children Heading To Disney World Killed In Fiery I-75 Crash
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami/AP) – Five children from Louisiana and two truck drivers were killed in a fiery crash on I-75 just south of Gainesville Thursday afternoon....
View ArticleFlorida Man Fatally Shot At Restaurant After Argument
GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami/AP) — One man is dead and another behind bars following a shooting at a beloved southern restaurant chain. Authorities in Florida say a 41-year-old man was fatally shot after he...
View ArticleRapper Jun Jun McCallum Accused Of Threatening To “Shoot Up” University Of...
GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami/AP) – An Ocala rapper was arrested after he reportedly threatened to shoot up a University of Florida football game. Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 26-year-old...
View ArticleFlightless Bird That Killed Florida Man To Be Auctioned
GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami/AP) — The exotic, flightless cassowary bird that killed a Florida man is being auctioned off with 100 other exotic animals from the same estate. The Gainesville Sun reports the...
View ArticleGainesville Gator Crashes Couples Romantic Lakeside Picnic
GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami) – A gator crashed a romantic picnic by the lake and went on a feeding frenzy on the couple’s spread of food. Taylor Forte had planned the picnic for her fiance Trevor Walters at...
View ArticleVIDEO: ‘I Remember Thinking We’re Gonna Die’: Survivor Recalls Deadly Church...
NEW YORK (CBSMiami/CBSNews) — “CBS This Morning” has obtained jarring new video of the moment a semi-truck plowed into a church van killing seven people in January near Gainesville. Five of the victims...
View Article‘Somewhere, Somehow, Somebody Must Have Kicked You Around Some,’ Here Comes...
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — In a great big world with lots of places to run to, the Florida Historical Marker Council agreed Friday that one of those spots should be in the hometown of the late...
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