Gainesville FL

A Marion County resident died in a vehicle crash in another county the afternoon of Nov. 23. Here's what we know: Where was the crash? On County Road 53 north of County Road 250 in Lafayette County, west of Live Oak. .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } ...

A resident of The Cove Apartments in Lady Lake was arrested for allegedly sending threatening texts to his ex-girlfriend after a custody exchange. The ex-girlfriend of 24-year-old Ronnie Darnell Merriweather exchanged custody of their children at her Marion County residence at 12:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, according to...

A Marion County property owner is seeking permission to build a new simulated munitions facility that would provide non-lethal simulations and “realistic, scenario-based preparation” to local residents and law enforcement personnel. The special use request from Scott Adams of Carbine Stable is part of the Marion...

Sheriff’s deputies charged a man accused of setting up a secret camera in a bathroom to record a young girl naked in Marion County.

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — Marion County resident Lawrence De Graw said the growth in the Marion Oaks area has made the ride on County Road 484 approaching I-75 miserable. De Graw said eastbound CR-484 will get congested because there is only a single left turn lane from eastbound CR-484 to northbound I-75, causing...

Troy Johntavis Johnson Jr., 23, was arrested yesterday for allegedly keying a vehicle in a Shands parking garage; he was also booked on a felony warrant from a June incident. The post Shands employee arrested for keying vehicle in parking garage; he was also wanted on felony charges from June appeared first on...

A golf course in south Marion County was just sold for nearly $15 million, less than one month after another local golf course was sold for $7.5 million. The Links at Spruce Creek South was purchased on November 13 by Spruce Creek South Operations LLC for $14,913,311.63, according to a deed filed with the Marion...

A Villager’s son who used his mother’s car in a robbery has been jailed after testing positive for drugs. Tanner Reed Archer, 43, who lives with his mother in the Village of Piedmont, was being held without bond this weekend at the Marion County Jail. He had been placed on probation earlier this year, but in October...

SILVER SPRINGS SHORES, Fla. — A 17-year-old boy has been arrested after allegedly shooting a man who confronted him on a front porch in Silver Springs Shores, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and WCJB. Deputies identified the suspect as Jeremy Pitts, who reportedly told detectives that...

ARCHER, Fla. (WCJB) — Organizers with The Children’s Table served hundreds of meals during their fourth annual Community Thanksgiving Feast on Saturday. The event took place at the organization’s location in Archer on State Road 24. Volunteers spent the entire week decorating and cooking to ensure the event ran...