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A criminal charge has been filed against an inmate accused of stabbing another inmate at the county jail. Here's what we know about that and other cases heard at the Marion County Judicial Center the week of Feb. 9. State v. Justin Peyton O'Connor Judge: Circuit Judge Peter Brigham. Lawyers: Assistant State Attorney...

Rene Santiago, 65, of Ocoee, was arrested last night for allegedly looking into the windows of multiple occupied apartments after dark. The post Ocoee man arrested for looking into windows of apartments appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A man was arrested in Gainesville after interfering with officials while they were putting out a vehicle fire in a parking lot of a Publix this afternoon. The fire took place in the parking lot of the Publix on Northwest 43rd Street around 4:45 p.m. While...

Micah Timothy-Wynter Ellsworth, 48, of Bell, was arrested early this morning after allegedly fleeing from an officer and then resisting officers' attempts to get him out of his truck. The post Bell man arrested in Alachua for fleeing and resisting officers appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

A 20-year-old Ocala man was arrested on an aggravated battery charge for allegedly attacking and bloodying an elderly man inside a local residence during an argument over a loud television. On Monday, February 16, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to the incident location in reference to a 911...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A Palatka man is facing charges in Gainesville after police say he assaulted and choked a woman during a confrontation at an intersection. According to the arrest report, the victim told Gainesville police officers she was pulling into her residence on Southeast 15th Street when Charlie...

A Florida man is facing charges in the death of a 3-year-old girl after allegedly tying up her hands and feet overnight then striking her multiple times the following day, authorities said. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said Major Crimes Detective Karla Santana-Palau on Thursday night arrested 32-year-old Jeroen...

The Gainesville Housing Authority will host "Talent at the Plaza," a free, family-friendly community event celebrating local talent, entrepreneurship, and pathways to economic mobility on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the ELITE Plaza. The post Gainesville Housing Authority to host ‘Talent at the Plaza’ on...

The sounds of birds chirping and children laughing filled the air at Morningside Nature Center on Saturday, as visitors, vendors and employees interacted. But the park was nearly absent of one thing — cell phones. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the park held an event called Gainesville Unplugged...

The 2026 Alachua County Youth Fair & Livestock Show will be held March 5-10 at the Alachua County Agriculture and Equestrian Center The post 2026 Alachua County Youth Fair & Livestock Show to be held March 5-10 appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .