Payne Ray, Daily Commercial

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  • Daily Commercial
  • Gainesville.com
  • Ocala Star-Banner
  • Herald-Tribune
  • The Palm Beach Post

Past articles by Payne:

Man, woman in their 30s found dead at end of SWAT standoff

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office deployed SWAT to the neighborhood on Picciola Road Thursday afternoon after deputies "heard gunshots" → Read More

'STAY HOME’

Gainesville and Alachua County order residents to stop avoidable trips from home, more businesses closed → Read More

UF Health opens Villages COVID-19 test site, opens appointments to all

The drive-thru testing site will be open to all area residents, not just Villagers, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday. It will provide standard clinical → Read More

Florida teen allegedly paid to have her parents killed

A Florida senior student who attends Umatilla High School is accused of trying to hire two different people to kill her parents. She was caught when one of those paid off turned her in. → Read More

Florida teen allegedly paid to have her parents killed

A Florida senior student who attends Umatilla High School is accused of trying to hire two different people to kill her parents. She was caught when one of those paid off turned her in. → Read More

Florida teen allegedly paid to have her parents killed

A Florida senior student who attends Umatilla High School is accused of trying to hire two different people to kill her parents. She was caught when one of those paid off turned her in. → Read More

Florida teen allegedly paid to have her parents killed

A Florida senior student who attends Umatilla High School is accused of trying to hire two different people to kill her parents. She was caught when one of those paid off turned her in. → Read More

Umatilla teenager allegedly paid to have her parents killed

A Umatilla High School senior is accused of trying to hire two different people to kill her parents. She was caught when one of those paid off turned her in. → Read More

Police: 6 men raped 14-year-old runaway

EUSTIS – Eustis police arrested a man who they say befriended a runaway teen from Ocala, then passed her around to other men for sex in exchange for money.Steven Hodge, 31, was charged with lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor, and was being held at the Lake County Jail on Tuesday on a $50,000 bond.The incident occurred back in February, but detectives have been piecing together a case… → Read More