Gainesville felon sentenced to 12 years in federal prison
William Blas Hernandez, 28, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, carrying a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The post Gainesville felon sentenced to 12 years in federal prison...
High Springs City Manager Has Worthless Check Criminal Case in North Carolina
High Springs City Manger Jeremy Marshall has a criminal case out of North Carolina. Marshall is alleged to have filed a worthless check with the Food Lion Grocery store in June 2008, court records indicate. In February 2009, a summons was issued for Marshall to appear in court but it...
Parents of Marion County toddler killed in driveway accident speak: ‘He will forever be...
OCKLAWAHA, Fla. - A Marion County family is grieving the loss of their 2-year-old son, Olyver, who was accidentally run over in the family’s driveway. Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol said another driver did not see the toddler behind the vehicle. What they're saying:. The family said the...
Community members say school rezoning disproportionately hurts East Gainesville
More than 50 community members filed into Eastside High School’s auditorium Wednesday night to protest Alachua County Public Schools’ proposed rezoning maps. The maps call for the closure of up to four elementary schools: Williams, Foster, Rawlings and Alachua Elementary — five if Duval Early Learning Academy, a...
‘Extreme drought’ conditions now in effect for Northeast Florida: What that means
Northeast Florida is now under “extreme drought” conditions.
String of domestic murder-suicides in North Central Florida prompts calls for early intervention
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) — Four women have been murdered in the last two weeks in North Central Florida, all in connection with domestic violence situations. The latest victims were a mother and her 4-year-old daughter, killed in Marion County. Police say Ralph Bacon, 38, killed his estranged wife, Nancy Bacon, 34, and her...
Micanopy man charged with choking and pointing gun at woman
Taft McClay Jasper, 49, was arrested yesterday and charged with choking a woman and pointing a gun at her. The post Micanopy man charged with choking and pointing gun at woman appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .
Long-time owner of Gainesville radio station KISS 105.3, 98.9 JAMZ dies: ‘Pillar of our...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The long-time owner of a Gainesville radio broadcasting company has died. Douglas Gillen was the owner of Gillen Broadcasting, the operator of KISS 105.3 and 98.9 JAMZ, for nearly 40 years. Gillen Broadcasting provided TV20 the following statement about his passing. “With heavy hearts we...
Ocala man jailed for stabbing another man in tent
An Ocala man is behind bars after he allegedly broke into a tent at a local encampment and stabbed another man multiple times. On Thursday, February 5, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office corporal made contact with the male victim at a local medical facility. The victim advised that he was asleep in his tent in the...
Florida teen charged as adult for setting friend on fire
A Florida teen caught on video splashing gasoline on a friend and setting him on fire is being charged as an adult for the incident that sent the victim to the hospital with severe burns, authorities said. Bradey Ming, 17, was booked into the Marion County jail Feb. 10 on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly...
