Gainesville FL

Dean Allen Harper, 55, of Gainesville, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of an unmarked and unregistered silencer, which qualifies as a firearm under federal law. He faces up to 10 years' imprisonment. The post Gainesville man pleads guilty to federal charge of unlawful possession of a homemade silencer...

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies booked Micheal Austin Burlingame, 30, into the Alachua County Jail Wednesday on a warrant for felony cyberstalking and misdemeanor charges of stalking and property damage. The incidents occurred in September 2025 and prosecutors formally filed charges in January 2026....

HCA Florida on Wednesday unveiled an air ambulance program in Gainesville that will increase emergency transportation capacity in rural and hard-to-reach communities of north central Florida. The ribbon-cutting took place at the under-construction HCA Florida Gainesville hospital, adjacent to the longstanding HCA...

ALACHUA, Fla. – Essence C. Robinson, 33, was arrested yesterday at the High Springs Advance Auto Parts store after allegedly trying to use a fraudulent check to pay for over $2,000 in merchandise at the Alachua Advance Auto Parts store. At about 6:38 p.m. on March 26, an Alachua...

EARLETON, Fla. (WCJB) - An Earleton family is mourning the loss of their home, which caught on fire a week ago. Now, they’re trying to figure out how to begin again. Last Thursday was a normal day for the Cadys inside their home near Melrose until around 3 a.m., when their 12-year-old son told them the house was on...

Calista Nicole Crenshaw, 26, of Micanopy, and Jaquez De'onte Keith, 27, of Alachua, were arrested yesterday after Crenshaw allegedly pointed a gun at a woman after an argument over a DoorDash delivery; she and Keith allegedly hid the gun. The post Pair arrested after DoorDash customer said driver’s friend pointed a...

A jury in Marion County found 38-year-old Kevin Thomas McDonough guilty of domestic battery by strangulation after a one-day trial on March 24, 2026. He was sentenced to five years in the Florida Department of Corrections. The case began when deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office learned from the victim...

FLORIDA — A teenager was critically injured and another driver was killed in a crash just after midnight in Alachua County, according to authorities. The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash occurred on County Road 2082, west of Hawthorne. Investigators said an 18-year-old from Interlachen was driving a pickup truck...

Santa Fe College’s annual dance showcase, Elements of Style, returns to the Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall on April 3–4, at 7:30 p.m. The post ‘Elements of Style’ offers show-goers a wide variety of dance flavors appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

The first honoree of the school year, Joshua Forgione from Gainesville High School, was recognized during a special presentation at the school attended by representatives from the Education Foundation of Alachua County, HCA Florida Healthcare, district leadership, and school staff. The post Education Foundation of...