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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Students at a private Christian school in Alachua County went on winter break early. Officials with The Rock School and preschool told parents they had to shut down early for winter break due to what they call an unusual number of people reporting being sick. The...

HAWTHORNE, Fla. (WCJB) - A pilot from Ocala did a hard landing in a lake without a scratch this afternoon. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say the 69-year-old landed in Redwater Lake, between Interlachen and Hawthorne. They say he landed hard on the lake, making his plane skip and eventually sink.

Jeffrey White, 41, was arrested early on December 18 after allegedly entering an apartment while an occupant was sleeping; he was initially charged with loitering/prowling, but he has now been charged with burglary and stalking. The post Gainesville man arrested for using hidden key to enter apartment while occupant...

An Ocala man will spend two decades in prison after jurors found him guilty of stealing a Marion County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle and leading law enforcement authorities on a high-speed chase. Earlier this week, a one-day trial ended when a Marion County jury found 42-year-old James Marion Brady...

A 42-year-old Green Cove Springs man was killed today in a single-vehicle accident on NW 94th Avenue near CR 241. The post Green Cove Springs man killed on CR 241 appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

DIXIE COUNTY, FL — Redwine’s Country Cuisine is preparing to launch a new comfort-focused food truck targeting a mid-January opening. Co-owners Jeff Redwine and his mother, Renee Redwine, told Business Debut they are aiming to begin service around January 15, bringing their soul-inspired menu to multiple counties...

Jayce Benjamin Timmons, 22, was arrested early this morning and charged with attempted homicide after allegedly battering a woman. The post Man on pre-trial release arrested for attempted homicide appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Mazavious Antwan Ross, 34, was arrested yesterday on a warrant for money laundering and drug distribution. The post Gainesville man arrested on drug and money laundering charges appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

ALACHUA, Fla. (WCJB) - A 42-year-old man from Green Cove Springs was killed in single-car crash in Alachua Saturday afternoon. The man was traveling eastbound on NW 94th Ave just west of NW 143rd ST. His vehicle veered off the roadway and when it went back onto the road the...

An Ocala man has been arrested on attempted murder and arson charges after his wife alleged that he intentionally ignited a fire in their bedroom. On Sunday, November 30, Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a local residence after receiving reports of a house fire. When deputies arrived on-scene,...