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STARKE, Fla. (AP) — An Eglin Air Force Base airman convicted of killing his wife and two children with a machete in 1994 was executed Thursday. It's the ninth death sentence carried out in 2025 to set a new state record for a single year. A 10th execution is scheduled for Aug. 19 and an 11th on Aug. 28.

A developer who was denied a request to create 151 more apartments next to a site that’s already been approved for 869 other apartments has filed a dispute with the state, claiming Marion County officials acted in an “unlawful” manner that “unfairly burdens the use of the property.”

Rebecca Yates, a fitness instructor at Women’s Lift Lab, lifting weights in the gym. (Isis Snow/WUFT News) After working out at a Gainesville gym, Valerie Mederos returned to her car, ready to drive home, when a man surprised her by knocking on her window. She didn’t know it yet, but he had followed her outside....

At the beginning of today's School Board of Alachua County meeting, Chair Sarah Rockwell affirmed her continued dedication to the district and its students The post “A renewed dedication to this district and our students”: Rockwell pledges to move forward appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

STARKE, Fla. (WCJB) - The North Florida Land Trust (NFLT) has expanded conservation lands with more than 80 acres in Bradford County. The expansion is within the Ocala to Osceola (O2O) Wildlife Corridor. The land is west of the Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, and about a quarter from Water Oak Creek Preserve.

On Wednesday, Gainesville City Manager Cynthia Curry sent the following message to the Florida Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) and Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia, city email records show. Introduction. The City of Gainesville welcomes the opportunity to cooperate fully with the Florida...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A man wanted on a felony drug warrant was fatally shot Tuesday morning, July 29, 2025, after an hours-long standoff during which he fired multiple rounds at deputies from inside a Gainesville apartment. At approximately 7:49 a.m., the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Unit arrived at 102 ...

A Marion County man who pleaded guilty to fentanyl and cocaine distribution charges will spend the next 20 years in federal prison. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber sentenced 49-year-old Reddick resident Alfred Charles Denmark, Jr. to two decades behind bars for possession with intent to distribute...

There’s a moment of pure bliss that happens when teeth sink through perfectly smoked beef, hitting that sweet spot where bark meets tender meat, and your taste buds register that perfect balance of smoke, salt, and time. That moment happens daily at Pearl Country Store & Barbecue in Micanopy,...

If you are embarrassed and ashamed (and if you are at all human you ought to be) over Florida’s hasty assembly of an immigrant concentration camp in the Everglades, then you’ll have a chance to express your outrage on Aug. 9 at 10 a.m. at Depot Circle. On...