Gainesville FL

The Matheson History Museum will present “The Myers-Briggs Indicator®: Gainesville Roots Worldwide Influence” with Mark Enting on Wednesday, Feb. 18. This free event will take place at 7 p.m. at 513 E. University Ave. To attend, click here to RSVP. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® instrument is a...

HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. (WCJB) - People in High Springs are mourning the loss of a former police officer and youth athletics coach. Officials with the police department say Carl Hodson died Friday. Hodson served as a school resource officer until his retirement in 2024. He spent the early part of...

Kentucky’s comeback vs. Florida fell short today, but it’s not for lack of trying on Collin Chandler‘s part. Down 13 with five minutes to go, Captain Clutch once again donned his cape and tried to pull the Cats back into the game, hitting three of his career-high five three-pointers. The third cut Florida’s lead to...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Never too late to go to prom. The group “Touching Hearts at Home” hosted a Valentine’s Day prom for senior citizens. It kicked off Friday afternoon at the Alachua County Senior Rec Center. The event benefits ElderCare of Alachua County.

Sophomore right-handed pitcher Cooper Walls had a debut to remember for the Gators. The Hawaii transfer earned the win in his first Sunday start, finishing with four strikeouts in five innings while adding five fly outs and six ground outs. Walls exited the field in the sixth to the sounds of cheers from the fans at...

Heavy smoke from a brush fire has temporarily halted traffic on FL-19 south of Salt Springs in Marion County on Saturday, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

STARKE, Fla. (WCJB) - State troopers say a 21-year-old man from Bradford County is dead after a crash in Clay County. Deputies say the man was traveling east on State Road 16 when a pickup truck entered his path. His car hit the passenger’s side corner of the truck’s bumper....

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has created a list of detours after a wildfire shut down State Road 19.

You’ll find Lawtey tucked into Bradford County’s piney flatwoods, a skeletal remnant of what was once a thriving citrus empire founded by thirty Chicagoans who fled south in 1877 seeking warmth and prosperity. Captain Thomas Burrin’s donated acres transformed into an exclusive settlement complete with cotton gins and...

Central Florida braces for dangerous winds and severe storms Sunday night