Gainesville FL

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville issued a tornado watch for Alachua, Bradford, Marion and Union counties in North Central Florida, with 10 other counties also included. The watch will last until 8 p.m. as the right weather conditions for tornado formation continue. In a special weather statement, the NWS...

To cut or not to cut the High Springs fire and police departments will be the topic of a special, yet-to-be-scheduled workshop after commissioner consensus at a regular meeting on Thursday that the city’s budget needs more than a band-aid. In August 2025, the commission debated eliminating or downsizing...

In a quiet corner of Gainesville, Florida, science is speaking up for animals who can’t speak for themselves. The ASPCA Veterinary Forensic Science Center opened in late 2020 as the nation’s first multidisciplinary forensic laboratory dedicated to assisting law enforcement and animal control agencies investigating...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – A life of service: Those words describe the selflessness and commitment Donald Sergeant Kennedy has made, not only while serving in the military, but also as a civilian and in his work with the Marion County Memorial Honor Guard. Kennedy will be one of 12...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - The Marion County Fair at I-75 Flea Market is back and bigger than ever with new larger than life rides, circus shows, a petting zoo, and an experience you just can’t forget. Tuesday Night, you can expect bizarre events like a globe of death motorcycle...

On March 16, 2026, the Bradford County Combined Dispatch Center received many reports of trees and power lines down across the county. Law enforcement, fire rescue, and public works crews responded to clear roadways and ensure safety. The Emergency Management Division began surveying the impacts and activated the...

SILVER SPRINGS, Fla. (WCJB) - An 18-year-old girl from Anthony is dead and an 18-year-old boy from Ocala is seriously injured after overturning an ATV in Marion County Monday evening. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say the 18-year-old boy was driving an ATV eastbound on a dirt path west of Northeast...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County Fire Rescue crews extinguished a fire after a home in Ocala was struck by lightning. On Sunday night, firefighters were called to a house fire on Southwest 115th Street around 8:19 p.m. The 911 caller told them the home was struck by lightning and the attic was filling with smoke.

Steve and Jill Ellis of Ocala recently organized and hosted a Florida Coast to Coast Tour for owners and lovers of Model T Fords, which included trips in century old cars around scenic Marion County and to several other sites. “Model T Ford cars are durable, 100-year-old cars. No A/C...

(This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Gainesville City Commissioner James Ingle's last name. ) Buildings throughout the historic Northwest Fifth Avenue/Pleasant Street neighborhoods have gone from housing Black-owned businesses to housing homes and businesses that are not owned by Black folks, and...