Gainesville FL

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Marion County’s exponential growth comes with its own series of challenges. One of them is the constant struggle to accommodate the additional traffic. Much of the discussion from concerned citizens centers on a need for more interchanges, and more overpasses, to make travel more...

At the February 10 Alachua County Commission meeting, County staff responded to a recent Florida DOGE report that highlighted Alachua County budget increases, and Commissioners expressed the hope that initiatives to limit property taxes on homesteaded properties would fail. The post “This is outrageous”: Alachua...

GAINESVILLE, FL – DJ’s Cast Iron Burgers is preparing to open its first brick-and-mortar location this March at 5141 NW 43rd Street, Suite 106, Gainesville, FL 32606. The restaurant is co-owned by Jose Nieves and his business partner, Miguel Cardona, and follows several years of operating as a food truck in the...

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. — A Walton County man wanted on child kidnapping and sexual assault charges out of Alachua County was arrested Tuesday in DeFuniak Springs, according to law enforcement officials. Members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force, including deputies with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO), took...

The Oaks Mall, a north central Florida fixture for more than 50 years, has entered an official period of financial decline. Since opening on Aug. 2, 1973, Oaks Mall has served the Gainesville community for generations as a hub for shopping, dining and social gatherings. Now, with foreclosure looming, the...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Gainesville Police Department officers are investigating a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian on Monday. Officers say around 6 p.m., a pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit on Southeast Williston Road near the Sugar Hill neighborhood. The driver fled the scene of the crash...

The St. Johns River Water Management District’s governing board on Tuesday declared a water shortage for parts of the region overseen by the District, including in Marion County. There, in Marion, the Southwest Florida Water Management District had already declared a more serious water shortage is in effect for...

Florida's Fantasy 5 game turned two ordinary stops into lottery hot spots on Monday night, after a pair of tickets matched all five numbers in the Evening drawing to snag roughly $53,429 each. One winning ticket was sold at a Chevron in tiny Micanopy, while the other was a Quick Pick bought at a Publix in Port St....

Maureen Nicole Nida, 44, was arrested yesterday after allegedly hitting two cars and then fleeing; one of the victims reportedly followed her vehicle and helped to block it in behind a patrol vehicle. The post Woman arrested for two hit-and-run incidents after one of the victims helped box in her vehicle appeared...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – The St. Johns River Water Management District has declared a phase one moderate water shortage for Marion County, urging residents and water users to voluntarily conserve water amid ongoing drought conditions. The declaration, which also includes Alachua, Baker, Bradford, and Duval counties,...