Gainesville FL

Newberry Community School enrollment rose from 427 to 475 students, with 380 students having accepted their seats as of the latest update. The school board approved a public comment policy allowing citizens up to three minutes to speak at meetings starting from the next meeting. Principal Lacy Roberts plans to...

Martin Delray Lavel Cloud, 36, was arrested yesterday after allegedly exposing himself to a woman on a Gainesville trail and then taking videos of two women as they passed him on the trail. The post Man arrested for indecent exposure and taking videos of women on Gainesville trail appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Newberry residents will vote on April 14 for City Commission Seats 1, 2, and 3 with incumbents Rick Coleman, Mark Clark, and Monty Farnsworth running. Brandy Oldman challenges Seat 1 incumbent Rick Coleman citing concerns over school takeover and rising living costs, including utility and fire assessment hikes. Mark...

St. Francis House announced it will close its downtown Gainesville shelter in April after operating since 1993 as a family-focused nonprofit. Alachua County's Task Force for Ending Homelessness approved $35,000 in extra funds for Family Promise to support homeless families after the closure. GRACE Marketplace,...

HAWTHORNE, Fla. (WCJB) - Bread of the Mighty officials are hosting a food distribution event in Hawthorne to help families put food on the table this Easter. They’re giving food away at Lakeside Baptist Church of Hawthorne, along 65th Avenue. The giveaway starts March 28, at 10 a.m., and...

HCA Florida and Air Methods team up for air ambulance service in North Central Florida starting its 24/7 response early Thursday morning, officials announced at a Wednesday press conference. Transporting patients into HCA Florida facilities in Gainesville and Ocala, the helicopter will be based out of Chiefland and...

Michael Allen Kinney, 38, has been to the Alachua County Jail after being apprehended in Arizona on a warrant for stealing more than $100,000 in items from Swamped Collectibles at the Waldo Flea Market in July 2025. According to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy, on July 10, a man later...

Officers are investigating after a woman was found dead in a possible dog attack incident in Alachua.

The faire now operates for one weekend at Depot Park, a move that also reduced the number of vendors from about 150 to 90.

DeShawn Russ, 35, of Jacksonville, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and faces up to 15 years in prison. The post Jacksonville man arrested after Gainesville shooting incident pleads guilty to federal charge of unlawful possession of ammunition appeared first...