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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) — Attorneys presented a new plan to dramatically restructure Celebration Pointe in Gainesville to satisfy $200 million in debt during federal bankruptcy court proceedings on Wednesday. If the plan is approved, the assets of Celebration Pointe Holdings will be distributed to about 30 debtors....

While working a clinical rotation at HCA Florida Lake City Hospital, Leorick Bell, who was then a student at Galen College of Nursing (Gainesville campus), won an award for showing compassionate care. The post Nursing student wins award for compassionate care appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Lorenzo Joshua Johnson Jr., 22, was arrested on Sunday and charged with carjacking and domestic battery after he allegedly forcibly took a woman's car, hit her, and choked her. The post Man on probation arrested for carjacking and domestic battery appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

This afternoon, crews from multiple agencies worked to contain a 10-acre brush fire that threatened three houses off of NW 94th Avenue. The post Photos: Crews contain 10-acre brush fire off NW 94th Avenue appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

A Florida man was arrested in Atlantic City after a shooting on Pacific Avenue left a 38-year-old man seriously injured. Police say the suspect used a stolen gun and now faces attempted murder and multiple weapons charges.

Patruan Michael Landtik Hare Jr., 21, was arrested yesterday for shooting a firearm at Phoenix Apartments on January 3; Mykell Torrence Hicks, who was arrested on January 3 for shooting 17 rounds in a public area, is still facing charges from the same incident as of the writing of this article, but Hare's arrest...

Melrose residents plan to protest Wildflowers Music Park's requested temporary-use permit at Melrose Community Park on Thursday at 4 p.m. Wildflowers Music Park organizers purchased 270 acres in 2024 to build a music venue with $1 million backing, but locals oppose potential rural impacts. Melrose residents plan to...

Navya Goyal of Gainesville High School and Amy Xiao of Buchholz High School were selected based on their extensive academic and extracurricular resumes, along with essays they wrote about the nation’s STEM-related challenges and what they would do to address those challenges. The post Two local students to be...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Officers arrested a woman accused of leaving the scene of a traffic crash and driving while under the influence. According to the arrest report for Daisy Mason, 36, she rear-ended another vehicle on Southwest Archer Road and left the scene. Officers say the crash caused substantial damage...

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. (WCJB) - A brush fire that broke out in a field on Northwest 110th Avenue has been fully contained by first responders, officials said. The fire initially spread across 40 acres and reached several hay bales before crews brought it under control. Officials stated that the fire had burned...