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Around 10,800 students are expected to graduate from the University of Florida during its 17 spring commencement ceremonies slated from Wednesday, April 30, to Monday, May 5. UF’s university-wide commencement ceremony is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, May 2, at Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin...

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) detention officer Philip Jimmartin Leequincy Carr was reinstated last month after successfully appealing his termination, despite an internal investigation finding he failed to conduct routine inmate safety checks and falsified a report claiming he had. On October 14, 2024, ACSO...

An elderly Ocala man was arrested last week after he allegedly threatened to “blow up “ a local assisted living facility and “kill everyone” inside. On Friday, April 25, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to Ocala Senior Living (11311 SW 95th Circle) in reference to a verbal altercation. Two victims...

A Florida family was forced to bury their sweet 11-year-old boy after an apparent suicide. However, the lawsuit they filed points to a shocking suspect in the bullying he experienced before his death. Suggested Reading. Legacy Elementary School fifth grader Louis Johnson was reported to have taken his own life...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A man was arrested after causing around $400 in damage to a Marion County school bus to avenge his sister who had an encounter with the same bus driver on Monday, according to a news release. According to the release, deputies responded to the 15900...

You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name . Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you. For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring...

James Dejuan Kuhns, 26, of Jacksonville, was arrested last night after allegedly attempting to pry open a drive-thru window at Popeyes and threatening to kill an employee who wouldn't open the window. The post Jacksonville man arrested for threatening to kill Popeyes employee appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Highway damaged in Alachua County after 31-ton block falls off semi-truck. The counterweight fell off the truck in front of Love’s truck stop in Hawthorne on U.S. Highway 301 around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Bill that would dissolve the town of White Springs no longer moving forward. Updated: 4 hours...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Residents said all that’s left of what was a popular international market is a dumpster full of discarded food. What they don’t know is why the owners closed so quickly. “I have been to this market a lot of times with my mom, she...

According to Marion County prosecutors, the youngest of three defendants charged in connection with the murders of three teenagers in 2023 was the youngest person to be indicted as an adult in this area. At the time, the defendant, 12, was charged with first-degree murder with a firearm, robbery with a firearm and...