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A two vehicle crash is blocking northbound lanes Wednesday morning on U.S. 301 in Bradford County.

MELROSE, Fla. (WCJB) - Melrose couple, Jim and Sharon Skiles are currently raising their 24th puppy through Dogs Inc. They are leaders of Gainesville’s puppy raising club where they support members who are teaching their puppies the skills they need to be guide or service dogs. You can raise...

Shedrick Deonte Weston, 25, was arrested yesterday after allegedly setting fire to a bag of candy inside the Gate store near the UF campus. The post Man arrested for setting fire inside Gate store near university appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

A Summerfield woman was arrested for stalking her ex-boyfriend after allegedly using GPS trackers to find him at a motel. Alisha Lynn Saumier, 34, dated her now ex-boyfriend for more than 10 years before he broke up with her a couple of days before Monday, according to an arrest report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. They still lived together, but he...

Amidst a field in the 152nd Kentucky Derby that is packed with horses bred and trained in Marion County, one jockey in the starting gate with a deep connection to Ocala credits his family, faith, and dedication to the craft behind his debut in the biggest horse race in the world.

The Florida Department of Transportation is advising motorists of overnight ramp closures on Interstate 75 in Ocala as work continues on a major infrastructure enhancement project. From Wednesday, April 29, through Thursday, April 30, crews will close the southbound I-75 on-ramp from U.S. 27 and the southbound off-ramp to State...

ORANGE COUNTY, FL - Circuit Court Judge Michael Deen has denied Ignite Life Center (ILC) Church’s motions in the ongoing civil lawsuit against them. ILC’s motions sought to pause the lawsuit because Mark Vega, the head pastor of the Church, has a pending criminal case for one count of failing to report suspected child abuse. ILC claimed that continuation of the civil lawsuit would violate...

The Newberry City Commission approved a land use change for the Newberry Ridge development, allowing up to 1,250 residential units at medium density. The city and Alachua County will partner to build a $1.5 million two-lane roundabout at County Road 235 and Newberry Lane to improve safety. Newberry authorized a...

Things didn’t start well for the Buchholz softball team in Tuesday night’s FHSAA Class 6A-District 3 semifinal against visiting Bartram Trail (St. Johns). It got better, but then it got much worse. The No. 3 seed Bears (13-12) built an early 4-1 lead before the No. 2 seed...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The Development Review Board voted 3-1 to approve a proposed housing development in northwest Gainesville after multiple hours of presentations and public comment. The development would include 248 multi-family units built as four four-story buildings, along with a clubhouse and other amenities. Residents brought up multiple...