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MARION COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol said a man died in Marion County on Wednesday evening after a pickup truck left the road and struck him while he was riding a lawnmower. FHP said the crash happened on NW 118th Street Road, near Reddick, around 6:45 p.m....

FLORIDA — Thousands of customers across Florida are without electricity Thursday morning, according to the latest data from PowerOutage.us. As of the most recent update, approximately 2,711 homes and businesses are without power statewide. That represents about 0.02% of the more than 10.9 million customers tracked...

Alachua County and GRU have had several rounds of negotiations about the County's request for an easement variance that would allow five live oaks to remain standing, but GRU foresters and a former City arborist have warned that the trees are probably too damaged to be saved. The post Negotiations continue on Parker...

Travis James Wheeler, 22, of Gainesville, was arrested early this morning on drug and firearm charges after allegedly attempting to run from a traffic stop in Alachua. The post Gainesville man arrested on drug and gun charges after allegedly trying to run from a traffic stop in Alachua appeared first on Alachua...

NEWBERRY, Fla. (WCJB) -A Newberry City Commission candidate is speaking out after being placed in handcuffs during an altercation at a candidate forum, as a simple battery complaint remains under review by the State Attorney’s Office. The incident happened on Sunday following a candidate forum hosted by the League...

Gas prices have reached their highest level since 2022, and local governments like Alachua County are feeling the impact of costs that were not anticipated when budgets were finalized last fall.

Pickleball, invented in 1965 by Joel Pritchard and others, is America’s fastest-growing sport and April is National Pickleball Month. Alachua County offers 12 public pickleball locations including 21 indoor courts at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center. Gainesville’s newest courts opened in February at Tom...

Kellis Tyshon Carmen, 25, was arrested early this morning after allegedly crashing into a parked car while driving under the influence of alcohol and rolling the borrowed car he was driving onto its roof. The post Gainesville man charged with driving intoxicated after crashing into parked car and rolling a car he...

Firefighters from multiple departments contained a 20-acre brush fire in Northeast Alachua County on Monday afternoon without injuries or property loss. Alachua County is under a burn ban amid a drought with Floridan aquifer levels at their lowest since 2011, prompting safety reminders from officials. Firefighters...

A Taste of Tradition: Gainesville’s Newest Amish Culinary Haven. Amidst the vibrant, fast-paced college town atmosphere of Gainesville, Florida, a surprisingly serene and delicious new establishment has opened its doors. Swapping the typical modern cafe buzz for the quiet comfort of simple, scratch-made cooking, Oak...