Gainesville FL

At the January 20 School Board of Alachua County meeting, Board Members responded to comments from the public about the district's guidance on interactions with ICE agents and countered rumors that there are plans to close schools in Hawthorne. The post School Board Members respond to concerns about ICE guidance and...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Gainesville City Commissioner James Ingle says he is back home and recovering after undergoing brain surgery last week. Ingle is thanking the community and his family for their support. He says he went into surgery to remove a brain tumor. He’ll be away from his duties...

A routine food-safety inspection at Eggs Up Grill in Marion County resulted in a warning after state health officials documented 12 violations on January 16, 2026, requiring a mandatory follow-up visit by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

Construction is moving swiftly at the site of the future Marion County Fire Rescue Lowell Fire Station #11, where crews have raised the walls and are preparing for the next phase of foundation work. Located at 11655 NW Gainesville Road in north Ocala, Ocala-based Dinkins Construction began work after officials...

A Silver Springs man wanted on felony warrants was arrested with methamphetamine at a hotel in The Villages. Officers learned 41-year-old James Dean Delago, a man wanted on Marion County felony warrants, was possibly in a room at Holiday Inn Express in The Villages around 7:50 p.m. Sunday, according to an arrest...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A week after the death of a prominent Gainesville financial advisor, Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies are confirming William Olinger’s death wasn’t the result of foul play. Sheriff’s deputies are continuing to investigate the 54-year-old’s death and have not released a cause of death...

Celestia Vanessa Howard, 58, was arrested yesterday after allegedly pointing a gun at a neighbor. The post Gainesville woman arrested for pointing gun at neighbor appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Captain D’s is now open at 209 NW 75th Street in the Tower Center Shopping Mall The post Captain D’s celebrates latest Florida Grand Opening in Gainesville appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Da King of Krabs seafood restaurant opened in January at 140 SW 250th St. in Newberry, operating six days a week with family staff. Owner Andrew Garrison caught 102 crabs in one day and plans to expand by adding a market and more storefronts soon. Seafood royalty is reigning in...

"The Perfect Neighbor," a documentary airing on Netflix, has been nominated in the Best Documentary Film category of the Academy Awards. The announcement came on Jan. 22. The 98th Academy Awards ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. March 15 and aired on ABC and Hulu. The Netflix film tells the story of Susan Lorincz, who...