Gainesville FL

A Gainesville woman, Makeda Evans, sued 49 businesses, including 43 in Alachua County, for failing to comply with ADA accessibility requirements for websites over the course of a year and a half, Mainstreet Daily News first reported in December 2025. Since then, Evans has filed one additional lawsuit against a...

The Alachua County School Board reached a consensus on Thursday to significantly revise the district’s "Future-Ready" rezoning plan. The board weighed two different plans during the workshop. They discussed Option C, which focused more on balancing enrollment numbers between schools, and Option D, which focused more...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A homeless man was arrested after he allegedly attempted to break into a woman’s apartment in Gainesville Friday night. Police say Moise Delva, 30, tried opening the front door, sliding glass door and a bedroom window multiple times at the woman’s apartment located on NW 39th Avenue.

Gainesville is the second-largest city in Florida whose police department has not signed an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A 287(g) agreement is an ICE program that allows state and local law enforcement officers to act as deputized federal immigration agents. Under the program, trained...

In a domestic violence case from Marion County, sheriff’s deputies say a resident is in jail after hitting and choking a woman during an argument.

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Let’s take a look at some adorable adoptable animals from Marion County looking for their new loving homes. Storm is an eight-year-old girl who loves the beach. Willy is a two-year-old cat with a confident and mighty spirit. Rolo is a six-year-old boy with a...

Jason Futch [email protected] Thelma Boltin carried the spirit of old Florida, sharing with people from near and far the folk stories from the Suwannee River to the tale of the Devil’s Millhopper in Gainesville. Not only was she a storyteller, but Boltin was also demonstrating dance techniques and teaching...

The Gainesville (FL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated proudly recognized their esteemed Platinum Alumna and Alumna Links during the February Chapter meeting The post Love, legacy, and leadership: The Links honor their Platinum and Alumna Links appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - JoAnn Minshall, co-founder of WCJB TV20 and a pioneer of television broadcasting in North Central Florida, died Feb. 14. Minshall and her husband, Bill, were awarded the license for the first commercial television station in Gainesville in 1971. The couple took out personal loans to finance...

Lee Gladden has spent 52 years in and out of the boxing ring. Now, the owner of Gladden Boxing Club says he is returning to the Olympics — this time as a coach for Team USA at the 2028 Games.