Gainesville FL

ALACHIA, Fla. (WCJB) - It’s now the community’s turn to serve someone who once served our country by working on his brand new home. Staff Sergeant Carlos Rivera is currently living in Tennessee and is in a wheelchair after sustaining injuries following 9/11. Office Manager at Homes For...

Gainesville Police Department (GPD) officers arrested Jarrett Deion Williams, 29, Wednesday and charged him with domestic battery by strangulation, burglary and property damage. According to the arrest report, Williams showed up at the victim’s residence without her permission after their relationship ended. Williams...

A new elementary school in southwest Ocala is in the final stages of its $47 million construction and remains on schedule to open for the upcoming school year. Ross Prairie Elementary School is currently under construction at 14320 SW 70th Avenue Road in Ocala. The school district shared video showing...

In a small extension to its plan to expand in a major way, the Gainesville/Alachua County Regional Airport Authority board helped install a self-service vending machine that offers a unique product: books. The machine was unveiled by The Lynx bookstore co-founders Lauren Groff and Clay Kallman, a married couple who...

New court records show how a woman says she slipped out of handcuffs and shot a Marion County deputy.

Time stops at the Clock Restaurant in Gainesville, but your taste buds will be doing the cha-cha. This unassuming diner tucked away from the University of Florida hubbub offers something increasingly rare in our Instagram-filtered world: authentic, no-frills deliciousness that won’t empty your wallet. Let me tell...

A couple who sold their pizzeria in Ocala last year and retired after 40 years in business will use those decades of experience to reenter the pizza industry just north of the city later this month. Sanford “San” Felder and his wife, Jacqueline (“Jacki”), are working to bring The Original...

A 27-year-old motorcyclist was killed on Friday evening after a sedan turned in front of him at a Marion County intersection, marking the third fatal accident in the county in just over 24 hours. The fatal accident took place near the intersection of NE County Road 315 and NE 225th...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A moist atmosphere gives us a humid weekend with some sun as well as downpours, so keep your umbrella handy!. Friday: Sun/cloud mix with isolated morning showers. Showers & thunderstorms are expected inland this afternoon. Highs in the low 90s. Friday Night: Evening activity winds down...

INTERLACHEN, Fla. (WCJB) - A man who was pulled from an Interlachen home that was on fire is now facing arson charges. Deputies say 54-year-old Charles Ogle caused the fire on Sunday after he lit clothes on fire and barricaded the doors of the home after an argument. Two women...