Gainesville FL

Alachua County launched a 90-day whistleblower investigation into its animal shelter after a 15-page complaint by former staff detailed poor conditions and management issues. The Board of County Commissioners directed resources to support shelter staff, plan a new shelter design, and explore temporary alternative...

A crowd of around 40 people gathered by a bench to watch 20 members of UF’s Lettuce Club compete in a lettuce eating competition Feb. 19. Many watched with their own pieces of lettuce in hand, and some even gripped personal bottles of dressing to complement the leafy greens.

Marion County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a babysitter accused of harming a baby, as they continue to investigate possible additional victims.

Robert Charles Reno III, 35, of Newberry, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail, followed by three years of probation, after entering a plea of nolo contendere to two counts of pointing a gun at two teens on I-75. The post Newberry man sentenced to 30 days in jail and 3 years of probation for pointing gun at two...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A 23-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a tanker truck after losing control on State Road 24 in Alachua County early Wednesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said around 2:40 a.m., the man was driving a motorcycle east on SR-24, just...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Gainesville police are warning drivers to avoid an area near Butler Plaza after a semi-truck knocked down two power poles Tuesday afternoon. Officials said several businesses are without power as a result of the crash. Officers and Gainesville Regional Utilities workers responded to the...

At a March 5 meeting, the Gainesville City Commission approved a settlement in a personal injury case involving an alleged car accident with a Gainesville Police Department officer. To settle the claim and not advance to trial, the City of Gainesville agreed to pay the plaintiff $80,000 funded by the city’s General...

The Phase II Water Shortage will go into effect on March 17 and limits landscape irrigation to one day a week, along with a number of other restrictions for agriculture, commercial, cemeteries, golf courses, and industrial uses. The post SRWMD declares Phase II Water Shortage appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Business owners in Newberry are working to manage both the positive and negative aspects of the city’s growth. Blooming House Nursery owner Mike Barron has lived in Florida his whole life. He’s owned his business in Newberry since 1996. “We help people with trimming [plants], we got bagged...

Sometimes the best meals in life require you to drive past three gas stations, two cow pastures, and at least one person who waves at you from their porch. The Yearling Restaurant in Hawthorne, Florida is that kind of place, and trust me, your taste buds will thank you for making the journey.