Ryan Wyatt Turbeville

3 weeks ago | wcjb.com | Ryan Wyatt Turbeville

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Authorities are searching for an adult with serious medical conditions who disappeared in Gainesville on Sunday. Gainesville Police Department officers say Ronald Ramalho, 74, was last seen leaving his apartment on Northeast Second Street around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. His walker was recovered around 4:50 p.m. at the Publix on North Main Street. On Monday, officers concentrated the search in the area of Tom Petty Park.

3 weeks ago | wcjb.com | Ryan Wyatt Turbeville

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Detectives are investigating after an apartment in Gainesville caught fire and a person was found dead inside. Gainesville Fire Rescue crews responded to a fire at the Commons apartment complex on Southwest 16th Street, near the VA Hospital. Officers say firefighters pulled a body from the burning building. The victim had a gunshot wound to the head. Detectives are investigating the circumstances around the fire and the apparent shooting.

3 weeks ago | wcjb.com | Ryan Wyatt Turbeville

NEWBERRY, Fla. (WCJB) - Authorities locked down and searched Newberry High School after a 911 caller reported a gunman on campus. No threat was found during the search. Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies are calling the threat against the school on Monday morning an incident of “swatting,” a false report intended to provoke an emergency response.

4 weeks ago | wcjb.com | Ryan Wyatt Turbeville

MICANOPY, Fla. (WCJB) - A woman from Micanopy who sued the state over a law banning strippers under the age of 21 has given up her court case. Attorneys for Serenity Bushey, a former dancer at Cafe Risqué, tried to nullify the state law because she lost her job when she was 19. A federal judge issued a stay in the case until a similar case was decided in Jacksonville. The judge there ruled that the law did not hinder freedom of expression. TRENDING: Gov.

4 weeks ago | wcjb.com | Ryan Wyatt Turbeville

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCJB/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - A push to hold doctors accountable in malpractice cases ends with Governor Ron DeSantis. He announced on Thursday that he’s vetoing a bill that would have allowed more people to sue doctors in malpractice cases. “The question, though, is what would this legislation do for the cost of health care here in Florida, access to care in Florida, and the ability to recruit and keep physicians,” Gov. DeSantis said.