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The search for a Maryland man missing since his boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico Friday has become a recovery operation as officials look for his remains.

As Gladys Cofrin grew up, she ran through the woods on her family's property, naming caterpillars and riding horses.

A South Carolina woman is in jail after police say she stole more than $98,000 from the retirement account of a 71-year-old Lake City man.

The day after Intensive Treatment Modalities Group's program director denied statements made by City Commissioner Craig Carter that the business is counseling sex offenders at its site near daycare centers, Carter is sticking by his initial remarks.

A man from Daytona Beach was seriously injured Monday when his plane went down in Putnam County after its engine failed, officials say.

A Gainesville-based campaign has been trying to rally support for the plaintiffs throughout the county and state.

Noon yoga at the Tower Road library and there’s 4 p.m. yoga at the Wilhelmina Johnson Center, 321 NW 10th St., and it’s just $3-$5. It’s BYOM (bring your own mat) for both and beginners are welcome.

The Jam opened four years ago as a place for the musical owners and their friends to have jam sessions and grew into a venue for aspiring bands to hone their stage shows and a hangout for creative collaborators who call themselves “the Jamily.”

Five students were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries Monday morning after a pickup truck crashed into the rear of their school bus in Columbia County.

The on-ramp to Interstate 75 north from westbound Northwest 39th Avenue (State Road 222-Exit 390) will be closed at 11 p.m. for resurfacing.