12-acre Gainesville commercial plaza sold for $16 million
Verde Plaza in northwest Gainesville is now under new ownership following a $16.4 million sale announced last week. The 12-acre strip mall (1405 NW 23rd Ave.) is located at the corner of NW 13th Street and NW 23rd Avenue and contains Winn-Dixie, Planet Fitness, O2B Kids, Dollar Tree and seven other storefronts. In...
Bridge closed over I-75 as interstate shutdowns begin tonight
Lanes of Interstate 75 will close beginning Monday night for repairs to the County Road 320 overpass that was damaged by a dump truck last year, with concrete barriers and detour signs now in place to block traffic over the bridge. Video footage taken at the scene over the weekend...
New business on SR-200 to add more traffic in Marion County
MARION COUNTY, Fla. — One senior in Marion County is concerned about traffic getting worse because of new developments along State Road 200. Debra Watson said she’s concerned a proposed project could add more traffic in front of her senior living community, “On Top of the World.”
Cuban nationals charged with stealing over $1,300 in merchandise from Ulta Beauty in Gainesville;...
Angel Luis Nicot-Cardoza, 31, and Yorlan Nordelo-Martinez, 44, Cuban nationals who were living in Tampa, have been charged with grand theft in a September 2025 theft from Ulta Beauty in Gainesville; they have also been connected to five Ulta Beauty thefts in Florida and Georgia, totaling over $5,000. The post Cuban...
2 men, a woman wounded in shooting at Ocala home; deputies search for gunman
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County deputies say three people were shot north of Ocala Sunday afternoon. Sheriff’s deputies were called to a house along Northwest 90th Street around 5:30 p.m. and found two men and a woman with gunshot wounds. All were taken to the hospital, where they remain as of this report.
FBI, IRS warn against elder fraud schemes in Gainesville
Neither the Secret Service and FBI nor the Gainesville Police Department (GPD) accepts gold as payment. In fact, if anyone asks you to pay in gold or cryptocurrency, you should contact law enforcement and tell them someone is trying to scam you. On Jan. 13, the U.S. District Court for...
71-year-old High Springs resident critically injured in dog attack
A 71-year-old High Springs resident was transported to a hospital in critical condition on Saturday after being attacked by her daughter's dog The post 71-year-old High Springs resident critically injured in dog attack appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .
Family displaced after Marion County mobile home; no injuries reported
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A midday fire damaged a double‑wide mobile home in northeast Ocala on Monday, displacing a family of four but causing no injuries, according to Marion County Fire Rescue. Fire officials said they responded to the 6600 block of NE 2nd Place around 12:27 p.m....
Helicopter helps track down Lady Lake woman with drugs in stolen car
A law enforcement helicopter was used to help track down a Lady Lake woman with drugs in a stolen car. Sommer Dawn Michelle Beckel, 44, who lives at 351 Carriage Lane, was arrested Sunday after a helicopter from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office spotted her and a male companion with the white Nissan sedan which had...
Ocala man who chased, shot girlfriend at Motel 6 gets 20-year prison sentence
A convicted felon from Ocala, who shot his girlfriend in the back while chasing after her at a local motel in 2024, will spend the next two decades in prison. On Thursday, a Marion County jury found 37-year-old Donald Lorenzo Roberts, Jr. guilty of the following charges: aggravated battery with a firearm, possession...
