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Gainesville father and 2 sons presumed dead in murder-suicide 3 bodies found in burning home in neighboring Dixie County Stacey Readout, Assistant News Director Published:  Updated:  Tags:  Alachua County Sheriffs Office sign (Photo: Alachua County Sheriff/Facebook) The bodies of a Gainesville father and his two sons were believed to be found in a burning home in Dixie County in a presumed murder-suicide Tuesday, according to the Dixie County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies went to a home on SW...

The Gainesville Sun, the exact cause of death is for now unknown, and the medical examiner is currently working with the involved sheriff’s offices and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement — the latter of which has taken over the case’s forensics — in order to ascertain the details surrounding the apparent murder-suicide. Various reports have noted that the elder Reinhart was posting pictures of his wedding and family as late as 5 a.m. on Tuesday. Such photographs were apparently a...

New data released by the state shows that since the beginning of April — the last time the state provided the data — COVID-19 variant cases have increased 172% in Alachua County. Cases also are on the rise in surrounding counties.  As of May 5, 90 variant cases have been identified in Alachua County, compared withjust 33 cases about a month earlier on April 8. The cases include at least 37 women and 43 men who range in age from 3 to 78.   Most of the affected people don’t have a travel...

Local hospitalizations with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 are up this week compared with last, the most recent state data show.   Tuesday afternoon, 52 patients at Alachua County hospitals had a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 — an increase since last week, according to data from Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration. Hospitals had about 16% available capacity, and overall bed availability has been stable for the past month.  The overall number of new cases has remained relative...

Alachua County adds 16 COVID-19 cases Monday Emily Mavrakis, The Gainesville Sun © Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Coronavirus cells/Image by Gerd Altmann, Pixabay *** Alachua County reported 16 new coronavirus cases Monday, for a total of 24,717. The two-week positivity rate for new cases is 3.5%, similar to last week.  The countys total virus fatalities remain at 275.  Monday afternoon, 45 patients at Alachua County hospitals had a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 — a d...

Developing: Gainesville father and sons presumed dead in suspected murder/suicide in Dixie County WCJB Staff © Provided by Gainesville WCJB-TV Three bodies, presumed to be the man and his two sons, 14 and 11 years old, were found near the town of Suwannee in Dixie County. GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -A Gainesville father and his two children are presumed dead and are the subject of a murder/suicide investigation after three bodies were discovered following a Dixie County house f...

The Reinharts were family friends with Gators baseball coach Kevin OSullivan The children were Brody, 11, and Rex, 14, both avid youth baseball players. The family was friends with Florida coach Kevin “Sully” OSullivan. The University Athletic Association declined immediately to comment. Back in Gainesville, about 50 miles east of the fire, investigators from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office were interviewing neighbors in the gated community around the family’s $900,000 home in west ...

Home/Fresh Take Florida/Authorities: Father Suspected Of Killing Two Young Sons, Including UF Batboy, Self And Burning Vacation Home Authorities: Father Suspected Of Killing Two Young Sons, Including UF Batboy, Self And Burning Vacation Home By Thomas Weber May 4, 2021 Editor’s note: This story includes descriptions of suicide. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or the Alachua County Crisis Center at 352-264-...

The countys total virus fatalities remain at 275.  Monday afternoon, 45 patients at Alachua County hospitals had a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 — a decrease since last week, according to data from Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration. Hospitals had about 18% available capacity, and overall bed availability has remained stable for the past month.   Statewide, there were 3,075 new cases Monday for a total of 2,245,853.  Alachua County public schools have reported 311 staff and...

Alachua County added no new deaths and 42 new COVID-19 virus cases to its totals in Saturdays state health department report. The countys fatalities from the virus remained at 275, and the total number of casesnow stands at 24,678. Forty-three patients at Alachua County hospitals had a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 — down from 45 the previous day, according to data from Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration. Hospitals had about 18.3% available capacity. Statewide, Florida rep...