Gainesville FL

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A plan to build a 14-story, 750-bedroom apartment complex just steps from the University of Florida campus was approved by the city commission Thursday afternoon. The site is zoned for a maximum of 40 apartments, but the developer could build up to 240 units and 750...

An odd pairing of Tylenol PM and whiskey is being blamed for a store worker helping himself to $6,900 worth of lottery tickets on the shelves, according to Florida investigators. That explanation did not prevent him from being arrested, however, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The incident...

The Gainesville (FL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, is excited to announce the newly elected officers for the 2025–2027 term. The post Gainesville Chapter of The Links announces newly elected officers appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

A two-vehicle collision on State Road 20 west of Hawthorne led to one driver being ejected from her vehicle with life-threatening injuries and seriously injuring the other driver on Friday morning. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, a 27-year-old Ocala woman was driving an SUV west on State...

ARCHER, Fla. (WCJB) - State troopers say people were injured in a crash on Archer Road involving a dump truck and an SUV on Thursday morning. Authorities say the crash happened near the city of Archer. A dump truck overturned after colliding with an SUV, blocking the roadway. This developing...

From left, Robin Luger and Woody Blue stand with handmade signs during the nationwide "Good Trouble" protest at Fred Cone Park in Gainesville, Fla., Thursday, July 17, 2025. “We're doing what we can to show that there are a lot of people that disagree with the way the government is," Blue said. "We're expressing our...

El Ranchito Food Market was temporarily closed on July 7, 2025, after Florida state health inspectors found 41 violations, including the presence of raw sewage, which caused a "strong odor" on the property, dead roaches, as well as evidence of food being prepared in a private home.

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Just moments before a jury was set to hear the state’s case, 36-year-old Jeremy Donye Walker entered a plea of no contest yesterday in a dramatic turn of events in Marion County court. Walker’s plea avoids a jury trial stemming from a March 6, 2025, incident involving a high-speed pursuit and...

A Central Florida man was recently found guilty of murdering a 2-year-old toddler. Jurors delivered their verdict in the 2022 murder case of 2-year-old Jacklyn Schwingel. After a nearly two-hour deliberation, jurors found 27-year-old Travis Ray Thompson guilty of First Degree Murder. Following the verdict, Judge...

Gainesville, Alachua County leaders hold ribbon-cutting for new roadway network in east Gainesville. The ribbon will be cut at Southeast 20th Street, and city leaders say this new roadway system isn’t just about traffic flow, it’s about creating opportunity. Plans for immigration detention center at Camp Blanding...