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ALACHUA, Fla. (WCJB) - TV20 has confirmed the months-long investigation into allegations of crimes against children connected to Santa Fe High School in Alachua was handed over to the FBI. TV20 has reached out to the federal agency for further details about the investigation that the Florida Department of Law...

An Ocala man was arrested on battery, grand theft, and robbery charges after he allegedly choked his girlfriend and stole her wallet following an argument over a missing, winning scratch-off lottery ticket. On Monday, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office corporal responded to a local residence in reference to a physical...

OCALA, Florida – The Florida Lottery announced that Jennifer Hatchett, 47, of Ocala, claimed a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. The Marion County woman chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.00.

At the August 21 Gainesville City Commission meeting, the Gainesville Police Department (GPD) provided officials with their second quarterly update this year, beginning on April 1 and ending June 30. GPD Chief Nelson Moya announced year-to-date crime statistics and gun-related statistics. Moya mentioned a statistic...

Residential curbside collection service for solid waste, recycling, and yard trash will not be affected by the Labor Day holiday. In addition, the Hazardous Waste Collection Center and the Leveda Brown Environmental Park and Transfer Station will be open during regularly scheduled hours on Monday, Sept. 1. The post...

ARCHER, Fla. (WCJB) -Archer residents say their concerns haven’t changed even as the proposed Arnold Ready Mix concrete batch plant has secured key approvals from city and state agencies. In an email to county commissioners this week, staff said the project has received the required authorizations from the City...

Alachua County approved two plans attempting to make the county a sports destination at a meeting Tuesday. The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to continue with its proposed Sports Event Center Transition, which would create a government division dedicated to tourism. In Spring 2023, a...

A 22-year-old woman was arrested after an argument outside an Ocala gas station, where she allegedly reached inside an occupied vehicle and assaulted her buddy. On Wednesday, August 20, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office officer arrived at the Pilot Travel Center, located at 2020 SW Highway 484 in Ocala, in response to...

Florida researchers are exploring whether seaweed could become the state’s next sustainable crop, potentially boosting aquaculture while helping to clean coastal cities. Scientists at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and Florida Sea Grant launched the effort last year with a...

Two more motorcyclist deaths in Marion County this past weekend bring the county’s traffic fatality count to nearly 50 this year. Since 2019, the county has reported over 600 traffic-related fatalities, including 100 motorcyclists. From 2019 to 2024, the county averaged over 100 fatal accidents a year. Over that...