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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – An administrative law judge this week closed a high-profile case involving discipline against an Alachua County teacher, after state Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas requested an opportunity to “conduct further investigation” and take other steps. The order issued Monday by Judge...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Leaders with the University of Florida are breaking ground on the school’s Hamilton School, which is located in UF’s historic former Infirmary building on Fletcher Dr. UF officials say, this is where tradition meets transformation. The university’s architectural building will be lined with...

Whether it’s a free meal, food giveaway or both, the following organizations in and around Alachua County are working to ensure no one goes hungry or feels lonely during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Each event is open to families and individuals of all ages. Thursday, Nov. 20. When: 5:30...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Emergency crews responded to a traffic crash on a major roadway in Gainesville on Wednesday evening. Alachua County Sheriff’s Office officials say a crash happened near the intersection of West Newberry Road and Fort Clarke Boulevard. Officials say a serious injury has been reported....

Gainesville Police Department officers arrested Louis Hickman, 54, Monday night on one count of misdemeanor domestic battery. According to the arrest report, the victim exited the shower and noticed Hickman took her gun out of a safe. She confronted him, and Hickman reportedly responded, “They told me what to do.”...

A Bell man was killed and two others were seriously injured in a crash this afternoon at the intersection of County Road 235 and NW 78th Avenue. The post Bell man killed, two others seriously injured in crash on CR 235 appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

An “adrenaline junkie” is behind bars after allegedly stealing a lighter from an Ocala Wawa and leading law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase that reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour. On Sunday, November 16, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office received a report that a man...

Newberry Mayor Tim Marden is filing an ethics complaint against School Board of Alachua County (former) Chair Sarah Rockwell and (former) Vice Chair Tina Certain for alleged violations of Sunshine Laws. (A new Chair and Vice Chair were selected this morning at the Board's annual organization meeting.) The post...

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of raping and fatally beating his former manager at a Florida convenience store in 1988 is scheduled to be executed Thursday evening. Richard Barry Randolph , 63, is set to receive a lethal injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke. Randolph was convicted of...

An ex-convict will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a terrifying attack on an elderly couple in their home in The Villages. Robert Connor II, 57, was sentenced Wednesday in Marion County Court on charges of grand theft of a motor vehicle, robbery with a weapon and false imprisonment while armed. He had...