Gainesville FL

Every warm evening in Gainesville, a living cloud lifts off from Museum Road and rewrites your idea of nightlife. Half a million bats burst from the world’s largest occupied bat houses, free to watch and unforgettable to feel rush overhead. The backstory is pure Florida lore, and the spectacle lasts just minutes if...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Two groups are collaborating to host a town-hall meeting on Monday to discuss the new Alachua County Public Schools zoning maps. Some people are frustrated that these maps would close certain schools. The Visionaries Inc. and Alachua County NAACP members are hosting a town hall meeting...

NAPLES, Fla. (CBS12) — Amid a rising measles outbreak that has left 57 students at Ave Maria University quarantined, Florida health officials are launching a vigorous campaign to provide free vaccinations in a bid to protect the community. According to the DOH's latest update, there have been 46 confirmed...

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 19-year-old man accused in connection with a shooting that happened inside the Oaks Mall on Saturday. The sheriff’s office said it began receiving multiple calls from witnesses about the incident. “I just had to run to...

Manager Renne Decker said preparations for the special centennial celebration began immediately after McCarthy made his request.

A fifth-grade student is recovering after a school bus carrying 37 children was rear-ended in a four-vehicle crash in Marion County, authorities said.

Kyle Sebastian Fowler, 38, was arrested yesterday on a warrant for giving out extra came cards as a Flip Factory employee in 2024, causing a loss of over $5,000 to the business. The post Former Flip Factory employee arrested for giving out extra game cards appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

A stretch of Interstate 75 in Marion County is heavily congested on Monday afternoon, and the highway’s interchange with SR 200 is also backed up as emergency personnel respond to multiple accidents in the area this afternoon. According to the Florida Department of Transportation, congestion is being reported...

An Ocala Walmart employee was recently arrested after allegedly stealing a pair of Bose headphones valued at over $400. On Tuesday, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrived at the Walmart located at 9570 SW Highway 200 in Ocala in reference to a theft incident involving a store associate, according to the...

Video shows how 911 callers and witnesses led Alachua County deputies to arrest Elijah William, 19, the man accused of firing a gun in the Oaks Mall.