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A Silver Springs commercial truck driver was seriously injured and multiple teenagers sustained minor injuries after the vehicle crashed into the back of a school bus that was stopped to pick up students on Monday morning. The accident occurred near the intersection of U.S. Highway 301 and NE 22nd Lane...

A University of Florida fraternity leader was arrested after Police say alcohol was served to minors during a large house party.

On February 20, 2026, the University of Florida (UF) Board of Trustees, along with UF Health and Shands, were named as defendants in a negligence lawsuit stemming from an alleged botched dental procedure by Dr. Sherif Hosney. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff underwent a routine dental procedure with Hosney...

The Gainesville Police Department responded the morning of March 9 to a report of a person found dead at the northbound entrance of I‑75 on Williston Road near a Circle K gas station. GPD received the report at 8:32 a.m., according to Public Information Officer Art Forgey. The body could be seen covered by a white...

After a jail inmate escaped from Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, the inmate was taken into custody within 30-40 minutes. The post Officers find jail inmate who escaped from Meridian Behavioral Healthcare appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Cowboy boots, country music and free late-night chicken tenders are not typical features of downtown Gainesville’s bar scene. But at Whoopi’s, a newly opened country-themed bar, they’re part of the draw. The two-story venue, which opened this spring, offers a different atmosphere from many of the dance...

Anthony Johnson writes that the school board's rezoning challenges stem from the County's approval of too many projects in the western urban cluster The post Letter: Rezoning challenges are linked to County’s approval of projects in the western urban cluster appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

It wound up a weekend to remember for Ocala driver Josh Hart at 2026 NHRA Gatornationals . It began when Hart set a Gainesville Raceway speed record during qualifying, going 340.3 miles per hour in his Burnyzz/Speedmaster John Force Racing dragster, and continued when he earned a top qualifying spot in an NHRA event...

An executive member of Pi Kappa Alpha was arrested early Sunday morning at the fraternity’s house on University Avenue. Matt Zdanowicz, a 22-year-old UF business administration senior, reportedly hosted an open-house party and served alcohol to underaged guests, according to a Gainesville Police Department arrest...