Gainesville FL

(The Center Square) – Florida’s attorney general on Tuesday called for the state to consider placing limits on the use of the insanity defense after a Kentucky parolee who killed a 6-year-old was found living near a school in Marion County. “The facts of this case are tragic,” Attorney General James Uthmeier said at...

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital today announced the appointment of Alex Gumiroff, M.D., MBA, FACOG, as chief medical officer for the 523-bed HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, its affiliated freestanding emergency rooms, and its outpatient centers. The post HCA Florida North Florida Hospital announces the...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Every year, city officials urge University of Florida and University of Georgia fans to arrive early for the annual rivalry matchup at EverBank Stadium. But this year, that message is being emphasized even more. “Be aware of how to get to the stadium. Where to park,”...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) — County commissioners approved a 25% increase in building permit fees across the board following a consultant’s recommendation. Growth management officials said their department, which performs inspections and issues permits for new construction, is self-funded and has been falling behind in...

Gainesville Fire Rescue crews extinguished a fire overnight on NE 11th Place, in the Cedar Grove neighborhood. Four adults were displaced as a result of the fire. The post Photos: Crews extinguish fire in Cedar Grove neighborhood appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Gainesville police arrested a 21-year-old Keystone Heights man for attempted murder after he stabbed another man eight times in the torso during a brawl in downtown Gainesville on Sunday morning. According to Gainesville Police Department spokesperson Art Forgey, the incident occurred around 2 a.m. on Sunday when...

Marcus Terelle Girtman, 38, was arrested on October 23 and charged with two counts of child abuse for allegedly biting a four-year-old child in the face and pinching him as punishment. The post Man on probation arrested for biting 4-year-old child in the face as punishment appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Diner On The Square at 316 E Silver Springs Blvd in Ocala, Marion County, Florida, received 17 violations during an October 21, 2025, inspection by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation, resulting in an administrative complaint and mandatory follow-up inspection.

MARION COUNTY – A Port St. Lucie man is in the Marion County jail on charges of domestic battery by strangulation, false imprisonment, tampering with a witness, and felony criminal mischief, along with a misdemeanor count of simple battery. According to an arrest affidavit from the Marion County Sheriff’s...

The challenges it has faced over the years have not stopped Bartley Temple United Methodist Church from continuing to serve its members and the community. That was the message throughout a worship service on the morning of Oct. 26 that concluded the celebration of the church’s 75th anniversary that began on Oct. 24....