Gainesville FL

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...

Five Gainesville parks can now stay open later thanks to new and upgraded lighting systems installed through a nearly two-year project.

Alachua County is marking the 25th anniversary of its Alachua County Forever land conservation program. To celebrate, the county is inviting the public to a guided hike at Black Lake Preserve in Melrose.

Therapeutic horticulture program helps students reduce stress, increase academic resilience. College can be full of stressors. Deadlines, pressure to ace exams, changing social groups and the looming fears of securing a job after graduation all lead students to feel exhausted, frazzled and anxious. What if part of...

For Kimberly Porter, a cup of coffee has always meant more than just caffeine. It symbolizes the sound of family gathering around a kitchen table and the feeling that anyone who walks through the door belongs there. That warm atmosphere is what she aims to recreate in Gainesville with Audrey’s Coffee, a new...

Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers. The typical home value in the...

Firefighters from multiple agencies extinguished a fire that consumed a 4,100-square-foot abandoned residential home in High Springs on Sunday evening. According to releases from the High Springs Fire Department (HSFD) and Alachua County Fire Rescue (ACFR), HSFD personnel were dispatched at 7:33 p.m. to the area of...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A mother and son duo will spend years in prison for trafficking drugs from Arizona to North Central Florida, federal prosecutors say. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida announced Kanethia Tremeka Steele, 51, of Tampa, was sentenced to 11 years and three months,...

A 22-year-old female, originally from New York and currently residing in GNV, has taken to social media to express her desire to make new friends. Having moved to the area two years ago, she has found it challenging to form connections due to not being a student in the area. Her interests are diverse, ranging from...

A student has taken to social media to express their financial distress, as they face the prospect of an upcoming internship without sufficient funds. The student, who is self-sufficient and relies on a Pell Grant for support, has exhausted their federal student loans and is struggling to cover rent and replace a...