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University of Florida students line up in the Reitz Union across the second and third floors to secure tickets to Gator Nights' accent speaker Marcello Hernandez in Gainesville, Fla., on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (Riley Beiswenger/ WUFT News) The line for tickets to see Saturday Night Live's Marcello Hernandez...

Carnage is NOT how you want to start off your week of racing at Sick Week, or any other event for that matter, but that’s exactly what plagued some racers on Day 1 of Sick Week 2026. Luckily for us, Kyle and the gang at 1320Video were on hand to catch all the racing action, good and bad! I’ve only had carnage that...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Gainesville, Florida – An armed disturbance during an appliance service call Wednesday evening led to the arrest of a 79-year-old Alachua County man, according to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office....

Members of the Alachua County School Board faced disagreements over a training meant to improve communication issues in a meeting Tuesday. Board Chair Thomas Vu proposed a “Way of Work” meeting, hosted by the Florida School Boards Association, which would focus on enhancing the board’s collaboration and communication...

Dozens of residents gathered at Hawthorne Middle/High School Tuesday night to discuss potential school rezoning plans that could affect students across Alachua County.

WESTCHESTER, NY - The child sexual abuse coverup lawsuit against the lead pastors of Refuge of Hope (ROH) Church, Mariano and Clara Rivera, is still pending. The lawsuit states they traveled to affiliated church Ignite Life Center (ILC) in Gainesville, Florida, and intimidated a child sexual abuse victim not to...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Parents in one Gainesville neighborhood are expressing outrage following the release of school rezoning proposals. For people who live in the Brookfield neighborhood, Hidden Oak Elementary School is about a 10-15 minute walk, but with the new Alachua County Public Schools’ zoning maps, a...

A Korean fried chicken restaurant in Alachua County, FL, received an administrative complaint recommendation following a routine food safety inspection that uncovered 11 violations on Jan. 29, 2026. Bb.Q Chicken, located at 201 SE 2nd Avenue Suite 101 in Gainesville, will require a follow-up inspection to ensure...

STARKE, Fla. (WCJB) - A man wants accountability for people trying to get away from a domestic violence situation. His sister was shot and killed by her estranged husband in a murder-suicide in Bradford County last week. 43-year-old Rachael Kerr did everything she knew and was told to do. Including...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A Bradford County official is in trouble with the state ethics commission. The commission has found probable cause that Bradford County Zoning Director Randal Andrews abused his office “for a disproportionate benefit.”. Investigators believe Andrews used his county email account to...