Gainesville FL

Twenty-five years after the death of Gainesville Police Officer Scott Baird, the community gathered once again to honor his memory and legacy.

Temple Shir Shalom installed a TREX bench made from recycled plastic bags in its garden through a community collaboration. Sara Nussel of Southwest United Methodist Church leads the effort to place such benches at various local places of worship. The recycled benches are produced by TREX, a company in Winchester,...

Prosecutors continued presenting their case on Thursday against Waymore Gerhardt, the man accused of killing Demiah Appling, 14. They showed jurors the alleged murder weapon and autopsy photos of the victim.

Marion County, Florida – A heartbreaking accident in Marion County claimed the life of a 2-year-old boy who was struck by a vehicle in his family’s driveway on Tuesday, Feb. 10. The tragic incident has left a family devastated and prompted urgent pleas for increased driveway safety awareness.

Alachua County Public Schools adopted a 94% attendance goal as part of its effort to curb chronic absenteeism. In recent years, nearly every school in the district has met that goal, including those most at risk. Howard Bishop Middle School (HBMS) reached a 92% attendance rate during the 2024–25 school year. To keep...

Kenny Donnell Roberts, 42, was arrested on a warrant for stealing eight cell phones from UPS packages and pawning at least six of them. The post Man arrested for stealing cell phones from UPS packages appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Marion County officials will issue a decision next week on a proposed food truck park that has garnered opposition from over 100 residents, many of whom are concerned with the potential for added noise and traffic. The request for a special use permit for the new Marion Central Market will...

Troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol responded to a two-vehicle collision yesterday in Marion County that resulted in the death of a passenger. According to the FHP report, at approximately 6:53 pm, a 29-year-old Citra man driving a pickup truck was traveling southbound on NE 160th Avenue Road. At the...

On Wednesday, police officers charged Taft McClay Jasper, 49, for the third time this decade on counts stemming from violence against women. Jasper’s pretrial investigative summary notes that he has been employed at Bank of America for one year and has a history of violence, citing a dropped 2024 domestic battery...

Gregory Lernard London Jr., 36, was arrested in October for child abuse and has now been charged with injuring two security guards at UF Health Shands. The post Gainesville man facing charges for attacking a child in August and injuring Shands security personnel in January appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .