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James Aaron Olin, 28, and Sandy Ray Wilson, 52, were arrested yesterday after Wilson allegedly threatened to chop a woman into pieces at a homeless camp while Olin stood behind him with a knife. The post Pair arrested for threatening to chop woman into pieces at homeless camp appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

BELLEVIEW, Fla. (WCJB) - A suspected porch pirate is in jail and another is out on bond. Marion County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 41-year-old Bobby Thompson and 39-year-old Danielle Croup on Thursday. Deputies say the pair worked together to steal packages from two victims in the area of Southeast 116th...

A Marion County jury has found 16-year-old Kydris Jackson guilty of second-degree murder in the 2023 shooting death of 19-year-old Griffin Smith, a killing that prosecutors say started with a Cash App dispute and ended with gunfire in a pickup truck. Investigators said the two arranged to meet for what...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Several North Central Florida counties are extending their burn bans. Leaders in Columbia, Gilchrist and Levy counties decided to keep their bans in place longer. Levy and Gilchrist’s bans are now set to run through at least Thursday of next week, and Columbia County’s ban was...

Williston Animal Group in Williston, Florida is featuring a group of adoptable dogs called the Rocket Puppies, along with several adult dogs ready for new homes. The puppies include Buzz, Cosmo, Orion, Nebula, Astra, and Rune, while Maple and Lainey are also available.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A mother charged with negligent manslaughter following the deaths of her two children in a traffic crash has been released from custody. Christina Gordan was released after her $40,000 bond was reduced. The motion cited her lack of prior criminal history and the fact that she...

The Gainesville City Commission voted unanimously March 5 to direct city staff to begin identifying $55,000 in funding to help alleviate Heartwood Soundstage’s financial strain. With Commissioners Desmond Duncan-Walker and James Ingle absent, the remaining five commissioners voted in favor of a motion by Commissioner...

STARKE, Fla. — Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith announced on Friday that two 20-year-olds were arrested after being reportedly seen "exchanging" a shotgun near a local high school. Sheriff Smith says that at around 12:30 p.m., a school district employee had seen two subjects in a parking lot near...

Alachua County officials are launching a formal investigation into the Animal Resources Department following a wave of complaints from animal activists.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Hassan Albert Muhammad Jr., 27, has been charged with drug trafficking and money laundering in a report that describes him as “one of, if not the biggest, molly dealers in Gainesville.”. The Gainesville-Alachua County Drug Task Force began investigating Muhammad in early 2025, with “multiple...