Gainesville FL

Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward will present a Key to the City to local artist Jim Wilson during the 44th Annual Downtown Festival and Art Show this weekend. Wilson is a professional wildlife artist whose pen, ink, and pencil drawings capture his subjects in true-to-life detail. The post City of Gainesville to present...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Family members of Hilary Hynes announced her death on Saturday. Hynes worked for Alachua County Animal Services for over 20 years and started the Paws on Parole program, which pairs adoptable dogs with inmates who train them. Hynes formerly had a segment on WCJB TV20 called:...

WILLISTON, Fla. (WCJB) - Officials say the Levy County Sheriff’s Office reported a fire at 1:27 p.m. Saturday near 9850 Northeast 169th Avenue in Williston. The Florida Forest Service responded to the fire and was joined by fire rescue crews from Alachua County, Levy County, Williston and Bronson. As...

The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation temporarily closed Woodyard Grill at 102 NW 250 St in Newberry, Alachua County, Florida, on November 4, 2025, after state inspectors documented 15 violations during a routine inspection. State records show the eatery was found to have issues ranging from...

A former Marion County Sheriff's Office deputy has been sentenced to over two decades in jail for the fatal shooting of his girlfriend in 2024. As reported by WESH, Leslie Boileau Jr., aged 33 at the time of the incident, was handed a 25-year, 8-month, and 20-day sentence by Judge Timothy McCourt, a period signifying...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Elijah Dantrell Welch, 28, was arrested early this morning for domestic battery and child neglect and was bitten by a K-9 after allegedly ignoring multiple commands to come out of a locked room. At about 1:03 a.m. on November 15, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy responded...

Toys for Tots volunteers pose for a photo after moving toys into the City Light Church gym on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. It’s that time of the year again, where families begin to prepare for the magic of Christmas. And one organization has made it their mission to make it extra special for thousands of kids in our area,...

Update | Nov 15: Added explanation for the date state prosecutors say the coverups began and number of victims. The State Attorney's Office of the Eighth Judicial Circuit formally filed charges against Mark Vega on Friday for failing to report suspected child abuse. Vega is the head pastor of Ignite Life Center (ILC)...

A 53-year-old Dunnellon man with multiple prior theft convictions was arrested last week after a local homeowner accused him of stealing two trail cameras. On Friday, November 7, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a residence located on SW 151st Place in Dunnellon in reference to a theft incident....

A Florida family has filed a lawsuit claiming their 2-year-old son died after a hospital gave him a dangerously incorrect dosage of medication. The family of De’Markus Page submitted a wrongful death lawsuit against UF Health Shands in Gainesville, Fla., in Alachua County Circuit Court on Nov. 6, according to NTD,...