Gainesville FL

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A prominent married couple from Alachua County were inseparable in life. They both died of illness on the same day this week. Officials with Phillip & Sons in Melrose say Carl and Bettye Baskin died on Tuesday. They ran the Village Traffic nightclub and both worked...

BALTIMORE — On November 19, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland unsealed an indictment, charging Arsham Rashidi Dizajgan, 27, of Gainesville, Florida, with six counts of transmitting in interstate or foreign commerce a threat to injure another person. On the same day, law enforcement arrested...

Tomorrow will be a mix of smiles and somber feelings as a Gainesville business that’s been around since 1952 closes.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The Florida Forest Service has announced four county-issued burn bans for our region. Alachua, Gilchrist, Citrus and Union County residents should refrain from lighting fires due to drought conditions dominating our forecast. With the holiday coming up, some enjoy bonfires or deep-frying...

Jonathan Velez-Rodriguez, 37, has been sentenced to three years in prison, followed by two years of probation, after entering a plea of nolo contendere to aggravated battery for shooting a man who siphoned gas from his car. The post High Springs man sentenced to three years in prison for shooting a man who siphoned...

Every day, the Mainstreet Daily News team works to deliver quality content that helps you stay safe, cast informed votes and be a better neighbor in Alachua County. I can think of several recent stories that illustrate this well, including Seth Johnson’s reporting on the GRU referendum, Nick Anschultz’s reporting on...

The city of Gainesville approved a housing Incentives and Recommendations Report at a Thursday regular meeting, where the Gainesville Police Department (GPD) reported drops in crime. In GPD’s report for January through September, all violent and property crimes trended 16% lower than for the same period in 2022, 2023...

The beloved Santa Paws 5K-9 & 10K-9 will be held on Saturday, December 6th, at Albert “Ray” Massey Westside Park The post 4th Annual Santa Paws 5K-9 & 10K-9 returns on Dec. 6 to benefit the Humane Society of North Central Florida appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Lane Kiffin is expected to decide today whether he’s leaving Ole Miss, with insider Brandon Olsen predicting he may announce his departure. The post Ole Miss News: Lane Kiffin Likely To Leave Rebels After Meeting With AD originally published on Total Pro Sports .

Regularly scheduled curbside residential waste and recycling pickup will be delayed one day for each Thursday and Friday. This means that Thursday’s regular pickup will occur on Friday, and Friday’s pickup will be on Saturday. The regular schedule will resume on Monday, Dec. 1. The post Alachua County Thanksgiving...