Gainesville FL

Funding for cities and counties across the state may be impacted by a bill that would provide property tax relief to Florida homeowners. The Florida House of Representatives passed a bill Feb. 19 that would make homestead properties, or main residences, exempt from all ad valorem taxes other than those going toward...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A man was arrested Friday night after attempting to flee Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies on an electric scooter. Deputies say they responded to the BP gas station on 6550 SW Arched Road, where Magdiel Sanchez-Morales, 24, of Gainesville, was allegedly arguing with another man. When...

Gary Mark Monroe Vanwinkle, 45, was arrested yesterday for allegedly sending death threats to a Shands patient with Facebook Messenger. The post Fanning Springs man arrested for threatening to kill Shands patient appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Raymond John McConnell, 20, of Orange Park, was arrested early this morning and charged with robbery by sudden snatching and three counts of battery after allegedly attacking three women near the UF campus. The post Orange Park man on pre-trial release arrested for attacking women near the UF campus appeared first...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A teen under the influence crashed her car Saturday morning on Southwest 2nd Ave. Police say Sanihya Rochelle, 19, of Gainesville, had a slurred speech, very glossy eyes, and had trouble maintaining her balance when they arrived on the scene. She consented to a field sobriety...

The St. Johns River Water Management District has declared a Phase II Severe Water Shortage for portions of northeast and central Florida due to ongoing drought conditions and declining water levels. The post Severe water shortage declared in the region appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

The annual Alachua County Public Schools’ (ACPS) Fifth Grade Field Day drew over 2,000 students to Citizens Field in Gainesville on Thursday. The events included relay races, tug of war, bean bag toss, sack races and other activities. According to an ACPS press release, “The annual event promotes the...

I too have written to the county commissioners via email; with no response. As a tax paying citizen of Marion County and have been since 1997, I expect some representation. We live in northwest Marion County. It is a rural area; not so quiet anymore. We have a very narrow County Road that they just resurfaced with no...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A petition circulating online is calling for legislation named in honor of a 3-year-old Marion County girl whose death prosecutors are treating as a homicide. More than 1,200 people have signed the Paisley Brown Child Protection and Accountability Act on Change.org. The proposed law was created...

A tug-of-war over a utility in Gainesville may finally have come to an end. The Florida House has passed legislation that would reverse a decision by Gainesville residents' to keep local control of their local public utility provider. A 2023 Florida law handed control of the regional utility to a...