Gainesville FL

Mt. Carmel Baptist Church will celebrate its 129th anniversary, honoring over a century of worship, community and service, on Sunday, Sept. 21. The community is invited to a special anniversary worship service to be held at 10 a.m. at 2505 NE 8th Ave. in Gainesville. This year’s theme, “A Legacy...

At the August 25 regular meeting, the Newberry City Commission raised residential fire assessment rates to $300 and appointed the first two members to its new Mayor's Youth Council. The post Newberry City Commission raises residential fire assessment rate to $300, appoints two to Mayor’s Youth Council appeared first...

DUNNELLON, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County sheriff’s deputies are searching for a missing woman they believe is endangered. Deputies say she hasn’t been seen since Saturday morning. Officials said 78-year-old Pamela McCutcheon is in the early stages of dementia and likely walked away. She was last seen around...

ARCHER, Fla. (WCJB) - Melissa Heitzler teaches 5th grade at Archer Elementary School. “I love elementary school because the kids are just so joyful. When they finally get it, a light comes on, and it’s just wonderful to see their faces shine,” Heitzler said. As a 5th-grade teacher,...

The Special Olympics Florida will hold its 2025 Race for Inclusion 5K-Gainesville on Saturday, Dec. 6, at UF Flavet Field. The event will start at 8 a.m. with registration and check-in and the race begins at 9:15 a.m. on Woodland Drive in Gainesville. Click here to register as an individual, to start a team or to...

ARCHER, Fla. (WCJB) - Located along Southwest 121st Avenue in Archer sits The Giving Shed. Owner Kaylyn Turner says she noticed a need to help others. “If they are at their house and they’re like I wish could make this my home, I just got out of an abusive relationship, whatever the case may be. They can come and get...

Mariano Gomez-Mendez, 36, was arrested yesterday after allegedly running a red light and hitting another car while impaired and then leaving the scene of the accident. After he reportedly said he'd entered the country five years ago on a three-month work visa and stayed illegally, ICE placed a detainer on him for...

Carl Neal Lewis, 60, was arrested yesterday and charged with felony petit theft after allegedly stealing 19 Gator shirts, Tide Pods, and t-shirts so he could sell them to buy crack and pay his rent. The post Man arrested for stealing 19 Gator shirts and other merchandise to sell so he could buy drugs and pay his...

A woman from Oklahoma claims she was injured after she slipped and fell on a “broken and raised paver brick” at a Publix in Marion County. Attorneys representing Cheryl Teague filed the lawsuit against Publix Super Markets, Inc., in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County on August 8.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Curbside trash collection on Labor Day has been rescheduled due to a fire that broke out at the Leveda Brown Transfer Station early Saturday morning. An Alachua County spokesperson says a large pile of garbage caught fire inside the building around 2 a.m. A large fire...