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Saturday, May 16, 2026
A 35-year-old Gainesville woman died and five other people sustained serious injuries Wednesday evening when two vehicles collided on SE 15th Street near Boulware Springs Park. The crash occurred on May 13, according to reports from two local outlets. No further details about the circumstances of the collision have been made available.
Sources: The Gainesville Sun · Mainstreet Daily News
A Las Vegas man has been charged in relation to a cat drowning case, according to a report from The Gainesville Sun. The case appears connected to Reba’s Law, Florida legislation addressing animal cruelty. Further details about the circumstances of the incident are not available from the headline alone.
Sources: The Gainesville Sun
William Brittenham, president of the now-dissolved Rainbow Produce of Gainesville, has entered a guilty plea to conspiring to commit an offense against the United States. Prosecutors allege he orchestrated a scheme to defraud a government fresh food program by making false claims about where produce was grown and deliberately overcharging the government for snack packs supplied to military and school kitchens. Brittenham is scheduled to be sentenced later this month.
Sources: WCJB TV20
Mayor Harvey Ward addressed public safety concerns after two separate homicides last weekend — a shooting on Northwest 6th Street and a stabbing on Northwest Third Street — pushed the city’s 2026 homicide total to at least five, already exceeding the full-year count for 2025. Ward acknowledged that violent crime remains a daily focus for city leadership, while also noting that gun violence has been declining and that many recent violent incidents occurred inside residences. Both cases remain unsolved.
Sources: WCJB TV20
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