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McAlpin man accused of sexual assault

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
McALPIN — A McAlpin man was arrested early Sunday morning on allegations of sexual assault. According to a Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office report, 28-year-old Jalen Ralls had been drinking alcohol while watching football on Saturday evening.

Motorcyclist dies in crash with pickup

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
COLUMBIA CITY — A motorcyclist was killed Monday evening when he struck a pickup turning in front of him south of Lake City. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a pickup pulling a trailer was headed east on SW King Street when it tried to turn left onto SW Dyal Avenue around 5:10 p.m.

DeSantis seeks dismissal of suit by suspended prosecutor

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, September 5, 2022
ST. PETERSBURG — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants a federal judge to throw out a free speech lawsuit filed by a Democratic prosecutor he suspended from office over statements about not pursuing criminal charges in abortion, transgender rights and certain low-level cases.

Pedestrian dies after Friday night crash

NEWS STAFF
Monday, September 5, 2022
O’BRIEN — A traffic collision in Suwannee County turned fatal on Friday night. According to a Florida Highway Patrol release, an SUV, driven by a 48-year-old O’Brien woman, was heading south on U.S. Highway 27 around 8:40 p.m. on Friday.
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pa. on Saturday. (SEAN MCKEAG/The Citizens’ Voice via AP)

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pa. on Saturday. (SEAN MCKEAG/The Citizens’ Voice via AP)

Judge grants Trump bid for special master in document search case

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, September 5, 2022
WASHINGTON — In a legal victory for former President Donald Trump, a federal judge on Monday granted his request for a special master to review documents seized by the FBI from his Florida home and temporarily halted the Justice Department’s use of the records for investigative purposes.
An American flag flies in the breeze as NASA's new moon rocket sits on Launch Pad 39-B after being scrubbed at the Kennedy Space Center on Saturday in Cape Canaveral. (CHRIS O’MEARA/Associated Press)

An American flag flies in the breeze as NASA's new moon rocket sits on Launch Pad 39-B after being scrubbed at the Kennedy Space Center on Saturday in Cape Canaveral. (CHRIS O’MEARA/Associated Press)

Leak ruins NASA moon rocket launch bid; next try weeks away

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, September 3, 2022
CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA’s new moon rocket sprang another dangerous fuel leak Saturday, forcing launch controllers to call off their second attempt this week to send a crew capsule into lunar orbit with test dummies. The inaugural flight is now off for weeks, if not months.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released this graphic, forecasting Hurricane Danielle to continue an eastward trend, on Friday. (COURTESY NOAA)

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released this graphic, forecasting Hurricane Danielle to continue an eastward trend, on Friday. (COURTESY NOAA)

Tropical Storm Danielle strengthens into first hurricane

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, September 3, 2022
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Danielle strengthened into a hurricane Friday morning — the first of an unusually quiet storm season. The storm is not currently a threat to any land. The storm’s maximum sustained winds were clocked at 75 mph (120 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
The NASA moon rocket stands on Pad 39B before the Artemis 1 mission to orbit the moon at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday. (BRYNN ANDERSON/Associated Press)

The NASA moon rocket stands on Pad 39B before the Artemis 1 mission to orbit the moon at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday. (BRYNN ANDERSON/Associated Press)

NASA aims for Saturday launch

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, September 3, 2022
CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA aimed for a Saturday launch of its new moon rocket, after fixing fuel leaks and working around a bad engine sensor that foiled the first try.

‘Tool time’ tax holiday starts today

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Saturday, September 3, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — The state’s inaugural “tool time” sales-tax holiday on tools and other home-repair items will kick off today. The seven-day holiday will allow shoppers to avoid paying sales taxes on numerous home-repair and construction items through Friday.