Gainesville FL

A protest to challenge the proposed ICE Detention Center in Bradford County is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday at 209 S. Temple Ave. in Starke. The Douglas Warehouse off U.S. Highway 301 is the proposed site for an ICE detention center. Bradford County commissioners recently voted 3-2 to move forward with a proposal to...

A Florida man was sentenced for a high-speed chase in a stolen law enforcement vehicle. The post Florida Man Sentenced for High-Speed Chase in Stolen Law Enforcement Vehicle appeared first on West Orlando News .

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A podcast featuring TV20’s Paige Beck will be uploaded this week. She’ll appear on the podcast “A Place to Call Home” for Gainesville Health and Fitness this Tuesday. Earlier this month, Paige spoke with Jonathan Ross; the two talked about a range...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - TV20 has received information about two large wildfires in Marion County. The first, in Orange Springs, was reported to be about 31 acres in size. Residents there say the fire started near the Marion County Fire Station. Photo and video shows the brush fire burning through...

Thousands of customers across Northeast Florida were without power Sunday morning, affecting their ability to heat their homes and businesses during the extreme cold. According to Clay Electric, a little less than 700 customers were affected on Sunday morning, with several outages caused by limbs falling during the...

Snow flurries were spotted in north Florida Saturday evening. A video was taken in Havana, which is about 30 minutes outside of Tallahassee. Flurries were also spotted on University of Florida campus in Gainesville. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. - A large stockpile of treated railroad ties has caught fire in Marion County, sending huge plumes of potentially irritating smoke, according to Marion County Fire Rescue. Officials warned that because the railroad ties have been treated with creosote – an industrial wood preservative – it can...

The Alachua County Board will vote on February 10 on a permit for the 2026 WildFlowers Festival scheduled for March 13-15 in Melrose, Florida. WildFlowers Music Park aims to restore 270 acres of land to natural Florida and fund its upkeep through the annual music festival. Opposition to the festival...

After reviewing Alachua County’s current wildland fire conditions, a series of active wildfires today, Jan. 30, 2026, and in consultation with the Florida Forest Service, a mandatory countywide burn ban has been issued. The burn ban will remain in effect until Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. The post Alachua County under...

Matthew Mosher shared this video of potential snow flurries falling in Alachua County, which is about an hour northwest of Orlando. Snow flurries were confirmed in northern Florida on Saturday, as frigid temperatures hit the area. That same cold arrives in Orlando and Central Florida Saturday afternoon and evening....