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Health authorities in Alachua County are investigating the possibility that students in two University of Florida classes may have been exposed to measles , according to a notice circulating at the university and signed by leadership in the school's human resources, student life and health divisions. The notice...

Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man accused of pointing a gun at two repairmen and holding them at his home against their will in Alachua County.

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The idea of a Florida without thoroughbred racing could become a reality if state legislative bill HB 881 continues to move forward. The potential law would decouple the on-site casino permit from that of the live racing permit at Gulfstream Park in south Florida and the on-site cardroom...

MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – A countywide voluntary burn ban has been issued for Marion County due to the lack of rain and high wildfire danger. The voluntary ban affects all of Marion County. The voluntary burn ban urges residents to cease all outdoor burning that has not been...

Zackary Terrell Harnage, 48, was arrested yesterday after allegedly breaking into the home of a woman who had been away for a few weeks. The post Homeless man on probation arrested for breaking into Hawthorne home appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Derrick Earl Burke, 21, of Palatka, was arrested yesterday after running from deputies near the Quality Inn on Newberry Road and then escaping in the parking lot of an emergency room in the Hunter's Crossing area. The post Palatka man on probation arrested after running from deputies on Newberry Road and at Hunters...

"You want to be set on fire?" someone in the video can be heard saying moments before the teen erupts in flames.

An Ocala resident has filed a negligence lawsuit against Publix Super Markets, Inc., alleging that he sustained severe injuries after slipping on a substance at a local grocery store late last year. Daniel Kellerstedt filed the complaint on Jan. 30, 2026, in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court for Marion County....

(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information) Marion County Sheriff's Office detectives believe carbon monoxide poisoning may be the reason four people died inside a southeast Ocala residence on Feb. 6. Detectives cautioned they are waiting for an official ruling from the Medical...

Railroad ties that caught fire in Dunnellon after months of inadequate removal efforts should be completely removed by the end of this month, with Marion County officials having declared a state of emergency and agreeing to file an injunction against the parties responsible for the incident this week. On Tuesday,...