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GAINESVILLE, Florida - Eddie Jerome Scott, a 38-year-old from Gainesville, Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple charges, including drug distribution and firearm possession. Scott faces two counts of methamphetamine distribution, one count of possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams...

The city of Gainesville’s “Summer Blitz 2026” is slated to take place on Saturday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center. This event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1028 NE 14th St. No registration is required. Summer Blitz is a community...

Ethan Magoc has been named director of the Innovation News Center (INC) in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC). Since May 2025, Magoc has served as Interim Director, providing steady, thoughtful leadership while advancing several strategic priorities for the INC. Among his most...

.oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } The Marion County Commission has dedicated a portion of two trails to the late radio hosts/community stalwarts Larry Whitler and Robin MacBlane. Here's what we know: Which trails have been dedicated? A portion of the Bald Eagle Trek and Hawk Walk...

Doug Gillen, 72, oversaw every aspect of KISS 105.3, Gainesville’s hit music station, for nearly 40 years before he died in early February. Family, friends and colleagues gathered at Gator’s Dockside in Jonesville to remember Gillen on Wednesday, sharing stories about the radio owner. Gillen bought KISS and...

The Alachua County School Board favored option D which proposes closing Stephen Foster and Joseph Williams Elementary schools and rezoning others. The plan includes keeping Marjorie K. Rawlings Elementary open, merging Irby Elementary with Mebane Middle, and moving Foster’s STEM program to Metcalfe Elementary. High...

On Sunday, March 1, dozens of people gathered for an event at the United Church of Gainesville about local ICE activity. The event was hosted by Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward, School Board Member Sarah Rockwell, County Commissioner Anna Prizzia and Sheriff Chad Scott. There had been rumors spread on Facebook...

Marlin D. Roper, 32, has been sentenced to 22 months in state prison, followed by 3 years of probation, after entering a plea of nolo contendere to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The post Gainesville man sentenced to 22 months in prison for ramming victim’s vehicle appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

A Marion County man accused of beating 3-year-old Paisley Brown to death faces new charges for the alleged abuse of other children in the home. 32-year-old Jereon Coombs is now facing Aggravated Child Abuse and Child Abuse without Great Bodily Harm for hurting two additional victims in the home where Paisley lived.

The UF CARD Constituency Board will host its 17th Annual Stomp the Swamp for Autism Acceptance and Awareness event at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Gate 7 on Saturday, March 7. The event will run from 2 to 4 p.m., with onsite registration at 1:30 p.m., at 157 Gale Lemerand Dr. in Gainesville. This annual event aims to...