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Judge James Colaw sentenced Willie Earl McCarthy, 54, Tuesday, accepting his plea agreement of six months in jail followed by two years of probation, in addition to a substance abuse and mental health evaluation, and a conviction for felony battery by a repeat offender. According to the arrest report, McCarthy...

Jaekwon Rashawn Keye, 25, was arrested last night for burglary and theft; he also allegedly injured a police officer while resisting attempts to apprehend him. The post Man on probation charged with burglary, theft, and battery on a police officer appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Artrell Amarion Otis Little, 20, was arrested yesterday for allegedly having a gun in plain view on the seat of his car. The post 20-year-old arrested for having a gun in plain view in his car appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

According to new data from the Florida Department of Health, Marion County has a higher rate of emergency room visits and hospitalizations than more than 50 of the state’s 67 counties, with both statistics the highest they’ve been in the past 20 years. On Thursday, FDOH released data...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - City leaders will discuss the future of Gainesville’s downtown streatery at their commission meeting Thursday afternoon,. The meeting is scheduled to include a staff update on the streatery that will touch on furnishings, event and programming rules, naming, and project cost. The...

At today's General Policy Committee meeting, the City Commission indicated that despite advocacy from the disabled community and a Chair letter from the Alachua County Commission, they intend to bring paratransit services in-house, possibly leaving those outside the city limits without transportation to medical...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua County sheriff’s deputies say one of the jail’s latest inmates is a man wanted for battery and drug crimes that took place at a gas station in Gainesville. Ephrom Cray III, 40, is being held without bond. Deputies say they stopped him after...

Catholic school leaders in Gainesville say their thoughts and prayers are with the Minnesota community shaken after a deadly school shooting this week. Mother reacts to guilty verdict of teen who killed her 12-year-old daughter. Updated: 31 minutes ago. Mariah Smith's mother says she feels like they are finally...

Gainesville Police Department officers arrested Neil Joseph Kazmerski, 33, Tuesday and charged him with felony kidnapping, aggravated stalking, domestic battery by strangulation and intimidation. According to the arrest report, the victim told police about multiple incidents over the past month where Kazmerski abused...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Catholic school leaders in Gainesville say their thoughts and prayers are with the Minnesota community shaken after a deadly school shooting this week. Police say a gunman opened fire at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, killing multiple people and injuring others. Investigators report that...