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BRONSON, Fla. (WCJB) - Levy County sheriff’s deputies are searching for a teenager considered missing and endangered since last month. Investigators say 17-year-old Jerimiah Lang was last seen leaving his home on Blitch Street in Bronson on Sunday, Jan. 25. They say he made concerning statements to his family...

Keith Eric Benson, 46, of Trenton, has been charged with grand theft after allegedly stealing a laptop from his High Springs employer. The post Trenton man charged with stealing laptop from employer appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - UF Health is hiring a company to take over food services at Shands in Gainesville. UF Health Shands hired an outside company called Morrison Healthcare. All workers are being transitioned to work under that company, UF Health officials said. Morrison will take over services starting on...

We have lived in Marion County for 29 years. It was before State Road 40 was widened to four lanes, and there was nothing commercially built before or after Stumpknockers. You could actually drive comfortably to your destination. Life was grand, it was about country folk, farms, and horses. It...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Gainesville police arrested a man early Saturday morning after he allegedly pointed a firearm at a woman and punched her in the face. Police say Tristin Miller, 19, of Trenton, was at the victim’s apartment on Southwest 20th Avenue attempting to beat up her boyfriend.

John Todd Reed, 38, of Ocala, was arrested yesterday on I-75 after allegedly fleeing from Sarasota to Alachua County; an Alachua County Sheriff's Deputy deployed stop sticks that caused Reed to lose control of his vehicle and crash into a guardrail, closing two lanes of northbound I-75. The post Ocala man arrested...

The Gainesville City Commission unanimously approved $150 million in new debt and over $350 million in refinancing for GRU infrastructure projects and debt reduction. GRU's 2024 Integrated Resource Plan is incomplete, causing concern among commissioners about expensive asset refurbishment and long-term costs. The...

GAINESVILLE, Florida - Devon Oliver, an 18-year-old from Gainesville, has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm with a removed serial number, according to a press release from the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida. Court documents reveal that on October 22, 2025, Oliver was riding...

The Archer Community Center's future is uncertain as citizens and county officials urge the city to decide on relocating City Hall there or selling it. The city considers moving city hall to the community center or consolidating spaces due to a $400,000 estimated cost to update the current City Hall.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -Eight new pickleball courts are now open to the public at Tom Petty Park as part of a $2.6 million renovation project. Tennis courts also reopened with a new shade canopy. The renovations include new seating areas, LED lighting, a multipurpose trail and additional shade structures. “Tom...