Gainesville FL

A school bus carrying 46 students was involved in a crash Tuesday.

Body camera footage from a Florida sheriff's office shows the arrest of Debra Newton on Nov. 24. Newton is accused of abducting her daughter in 1983.

Williston city leaders paved the way for a city-owned internet provider to be available in the early months of 2026.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Multiple agencies teamed up for a week-long operation to arrest people accused of stealing from stores in Alachua County. Sheriff’s deputies, Gainesville police, and retail loss prevention officers started the week-long operation on Dec. 5. They arrested six adults and a minor. One of the...

Dean Allen Harper, 55, was arrested yesterday on drug and firearm charges; when he was pulled over on November 21, he reportedly had a rifle with a rapid-fire trigger and a pistol with a homemade silencer in his vehicle, along with a book containing instructions for making bombs. The post Gainesville man arrested on...

Charles Thomas Smith, 22, of Williston, was arrested yesterday for allegedly breaking into a home in Micanopy and stealing three firearms. The post Williston man arrested for armed burglary in Micanopy appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

STARKE, Fla. – A family has filed a lawsuit against Florida Youth Challenge Academy following the death of their teenage daughter, alleging the organization failed to provide proper mental health care and supervision. The lawsuit claimed the academy was aware of the teen’s mental health challenges and propensity for...

There’s nothing more devastating for a parent to experience than a kidnapping, especially when it’s done by one of the parents. And then to go years without knowing where they ended up, if at all? A Florida woman kept her secret for a long time, to the tune of 42 whole years, when she fled with her daughter back in...

STARKE, Fla. – A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and woman during home invasion robbery and later confessing to three other killings is scheduled to be executed Thursday evening. Frank Athen Walls, 58, is set to receive a lethal injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - While the family of Floyd Tillman honors the life of the Sonny’s founder, a different barbecue business is closing its doors in Gainesville. The owners of Mojo Hogtown BBQ say they are shutting down after 10 years. They say their last day will be Sunday,...