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By day, Rick Lanese is an accountant. But when he isn’t managing finances, he’s trying to protect Florida’s springs. He’s the owner of Our Santa Fe River, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting the river and its surrounding springs. And he wants you to know something:. “Our...

Looking for something free around Alachua? This week’s local listings include home goods, plants, and even a couch ready for a new home. Check out what your neighbors are giving away!

MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – A 21-year-old Fort McCoy man was killed in a two-vehicle collision on County Road 315 near State Road 40 in Marion County on Saturday. According to a report by the Florida Highway Patrol, a sedan was traveling southwest on CR 315 at around 11:25 a.m. on Friday, April 10, 2026, when it crossed into the opposite...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A 30-year-old Jacksonville man was killed in a head-on crash in Alachua County late Saturday night, according to Florida Highway Patrol. FHP did not release the man's identity. The agency said that around 11:45 p.m. Saturday, the man was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of State Road 24 when his vehicle crashed head-on with a pickup...

Marion County Sheriff's Office detectives do not suspect foul play in the deaths of a family of four whose bodies were discovered inside their Ocala residence in February. The case has now been closed. According to a report written by sheriff's Detective Matthew Larson, a doctor at the Medical Examiner's Office determined the cause of death for the foursome as acute carbon monoxide poisoning...

University of Florida students aren't just finding relief from the heat under shady oak trees across campus this spring. They're finding caterpillars. Many Gainesville residents are used to the fuzzy green visitors and even expect their yearly return. But now that the caterpillars are here, it's nearly impossible to walk outside without an encounter.

Today, the City of Newberry celebrated America's 250th birthday with a reenactment of the Lexington and Concord battle and the dedication of a Liberty Tree in the City Hall complex. The post Newberry celebrates America’s 250th with Lexington and Concord battle reenactment, Liberty Tree dedication appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

LACROSSE, Fla. (WCJB) - Firefighters extinguished a fire that destroyed two buildings in Alachua County on Saturday morning. Crews arrived at the fire along State Road 121 north of La Crosse around 10:45 a.m. The two buildings were completely engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. Firefighters from Alachua County, LaCrosse,...

Moraima Simon, 61, died from sharp force injuries after being mauled by pit bull-type dogs on March 19. Simon was attacked while caring for her 3-year-old grandson at a family property. The fate of the dogs involved, Chanel and Scrappy, remains undecided. Pit bull-type dogs that attacked a grandmother who...

Caleb James Martin, 20, who has had an active warrant since last May for violating probation and two more warrants related to domestic battery and stalking from March, was arrested last night in a residential area across from the UF campus. The post Man on probation arrested near UF campus on multiple warrants appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .