Motorcyclist dead after head-on collision in Keystone Heights
Man sentenced to five years for soliciting a minor in Marion County. A Kentucky man will spend the next five years in prison for soliciting a minor in Marion County. Legislative town hall disrupted by crowd in Newberry. Updated: 22 minutes ago. Hot-button topics and raised voices filled a legislative...
Fie Scoobie hosts back-to-school children’s backpack drive
On Aug. 16, 2025, Gainesville native Fie Scoobie hosted a back-to-school backpack drive at Mr. Vape and Smok3 for local children to come pick up school supplies. In between signing backpacks, making TikToks and taking pictures, Alachua county families stocked up for the school year. Children and parents alike were...
Gainesville murders remembered; ‘It was a huge thing’
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Thirty-five years after five University of Florida students were murdered, the Gainesville campus is calm, but for some, the memory still lives on. For current student Hannah Torres, the history is personal. Her mother was a student during the 1990 murders. “They had the buddy system,”...
Q&A – Rouge Teachers in Florida Schools
Each day I feature a listener question sent by one of these methods. iHeartRadio: Use the Talkback feature – the microphone button on our station page in the iHeart app. Today’s entry: @brianmuddradio Please check out these posts from this Alachua mom about the evil & corruption in Alachua public schools. & the usual...
Alachua Police officers honor the life of K-9 who died
ALACHUA, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua police officers announced the passing of a police dog who died on Sunday. They say K-9 Thor was 13 years old. He joined APD in 2012 and worked with the police for 9 years. Thor was certified in drug sniffing and searching buildings. He was...
Florida Officer Spots A Tiny Black Speck On Highway, Then Pulls Off A Heart-Stopping...
One day in Alachua, Florida, Officer Thomas Stanfield of the Alachua Police Department saw something odd in the middle of a busy highway: a tiny black speck. At first glance, it seemed small and lifeless. But then he realized what it really was, and his heart dropped. A tiny kitten...
Unauthorized rainbow crosswalk at Gainesville park removed by city workers
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - City workers removed a spray-painted rainbow crosswalk from a park in Gainesville on Monday morning that was created in an apparent act of vandalism. Over the weekend, a crosswalk at Albert Massey Park, also known as Westside Park, on Northwest 34th Street, was painted rainbow colors...
Ocala motorcyclist run over by SUV in fatal accident on US 441
A 66-year-old Ocala man who was fatally run over on U.S. Highway 441 after he lost control of his motorcycle on Saturday morning is at least the 16th motorcyclist killed on Marion County roadways this year. The fatal accident occurred near the intersection of U.S. Hwy 441 and NW 223rd...
Man on probation arrested after allegedly tossing a loaded gun toward patrons in a...
Jedrick Jose Hernandez-Rodriguez, 23, of Ocala, was arrested early this morning after allegedly running from an officer who asked him for an ID and throwing a loaded gun toward patrons in a crowded bar. The post Man on probation arrested after allegedly tossing a loaded gun toward patrons in a crowded bar appeared...
Monet and other French artists on display at Gainesville’s Harn Museum
From colorful pastel paintings to lifelike marble sculptures to otherworldly surrealist landscapes, the Harn Museum of Art’s latest exhibition brings 100 years of French history and culture to life. “French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950” opened Aug. 5 at the Harn after its conception at the Brooklyn Museum...
