Gainesville FL

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Gainesville police are warning drivers to avoid an area near Butler Plaza after a semi-truck knocked down two power poles Tuesday afternoon. Officials said several businesses are without power as a result of the crash. Officers and Gainesville Regional Utilities workers responded to the...

At a March 5 meeting, the Gainesville City Commission approved a settlement in a personal injury case involving an alleged car accident with a Gainesville Police Department officer. To settle the claim and not advance to trial, the City of Gainesville agreed to pay the plaintiff $80,000 funded by the city’s General...

The Phase II Water Shortage will go into effect on March 17 and limits landscape irrigation to one day a week, along with a number of other restrictions for agriculture, commercial, cemeteries, golf courses, and industrial uses. The post SRWMD declares Phase II Water Shortage appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Business owners in Newberry are working to manage both the positive and negative aspects of the city’s growth. Blooming House Nursery owner Mike Barron has lived in Florida his whole life. He’s owned his business in Newberry since 1996. “We help people with trimming [plants], we got bagged...

Sometimes the best meals in life require you to drive past three gas stations, two cow pastures, and at least one person who waves at you from their porch. The Yearling Restaurant in Hawthorne, Florida is that kind of place, and trust me, your taste buds will thank you for making the journey.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A Motorcyclist is dead after a vehicle crash in Gainesville Wednesday morning. Florida Highway Patrol troopers and ASO deputies responded to the 5600 block of Southwest Archer Road just east of Southwest 56th terrace just after 2:30 a.m. Troopers say a 23-year-old man from Gainesville was...

New video shows a dramatic confrontation at a Marion County car wash after a 19-year-old employee stopped an axe-wielding attacker.

Christian Ronald Vradenburgh, 47, was arrested early this morning for allegedly stalking a former girlfriend. The post Man on pre-trial release arrested for stalking former girlfriend appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

BRADFORD COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man has filed a lawsuit against the Bradford County Fair Association and Bradford County, claiming they unlawfully banned the open carry of firearms at the county fair. Christopher Rose filed the complaint seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging the policy banning...

During the event at Station 8 on March 12, neighbors will have the opportunity to help GFR firefighters push the new truck into the station bay. The post Gainesville to unveil new GFR ladder truck appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .