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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Alachua County, FL — A traffic crash has closed SE County Road 1474 at SE County Road 219A, blocking travel in both directions. According to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and Alachua County...

Bradford County Sheriff’s deputies arrested four Gainesville residents on Friday night after a traffic stop led to the discovery of three stolen firearms, including a loaded AR-style pistol.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The 17th Annual Stomp the Swamp for Autism Acceptance and Awareness will take place on Saturday, March 7th at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The event is hosted by the University of Florida Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UF CARD). UF students, faculty, and families with...

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority celebrates Finer Womanhood Month with a series of impactful initiatives designed to uplift the Greater Gainesville community and beyond through economic empowerment, health education, cultural enrichment, and scholarship opportunities. The post Zeta Phi Beta Sorority celebrates Finer Womanhood...

Tuesday afternoon, John Boyd Rivers Jr., 26, was sentenced to 20 days in jail with credit for ten days time served following a no contest plea and conviction for misdemeanor property damage. The incident occurred on March 5, 2024. According to the arrest report, Rivers broke several items at ex-girlfriend’s...

The Alachua County Commission and the City of Gainesville Commission will conduct a joint meeting on Monday, March 9, 2026, at 1 p.m. The post March 9 Alachua County Commission and City of Gainesville Commission Joint Meeting appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Funding for cities and counties across the state may be impacted by a bill that would provide property tax relief to Florida homeowners. The Florida House of Representatives passed a bill Feb. 19 that would make homestead properties, or main residences, exempt from all ad valorem taxes other than those going toward...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A man was arrested Friday night after attempting to flee Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies on an electric scooter. Deputies say they responded to the BP gas station on 6550 SW Arched Road, where Magdiel Sanchez-Morales, 24, of Gainesville, was allegedly arguing with another man. When...

Gary Mark Monroe Vanwinkle, 45, was arrested yesterday for allegedly sending death threats to a Shands patient with Facebook Messenger. The post Fanning Springs man arrested for threatening to kill Shands patient appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Raymond John McConnell, 20, of Orange Park, was arrested early this morning and charged with robbery by sudden snatching and three counts of battery after allegedly attacking three women near the UF campus. The post Orange Park man on pre-trial release arrested for attacking women near the UF campus appeared first...