Gainesville FL

City and county leaders are getting an update on whether the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire could eventually call Gainesville Raceway home.

FLORIDA — A 67-year-old Gainesville man was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday morning in Taylor County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash occurred around 11:35 a.m. on State Road 51 in Steinhatchee. According to investigators, the motorcyclist was traveling southbound when he veered int

When people picture a cowboy, they often imagine popular depictions like Clint Eastwood with white skin and a grizzly beard, lassoing on horseback in classic Western films. Images like this have shaped how generations of agriculturalists’ stories are told. In North Central Florida, Black agriculturalists continue to ch

ALACHUA, Fla. (WCJB) - Florida Highway Patrol troopers say one person is dead after a vehicle crash in Alachua Monday morning. Troopers say the crash happened in the area of Northwest County Road 235 and Northwest 157th Street at around 7:30 a.m. FHP officials say a 34-year-old woman was driving...

A 67-year-old biker lost control of his motorcycle and was killed along State Road 51 early Sunday afternoon in Taylor County.

Plans for the highly anticipated Buc-ee’s travel center in Ocala went back to the Marion County Development Review Committee agenda this week as the project continues its steady path toward a tentative opening sometime in the next few years. The technical plans for Ocala’s upcoming Buc-ee’s travel center are...

Melrose, Fla. (WCJB) -Animal lovers have a new monthly weekend event to add to their calendars in Melrose. Rooterville Animal Sanctuary is hosting “Highland Cow Bath and Fluff Day,” happening every first Sunday of the month. Visitors can spend time at the sanctuary and see the fluffy Highland cows up close during the s

Residents and visitors looking to step away from the kitchen have more reassurance that Marion County, Florida, offers a range of safe dining options, according to the latest inspection data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

A 65-year-old Silver Springs man has been arrested on an aggravated battery charge after he reportedly struck his neighbor in the face with a metal pole during a dispute over dead chickens. On Tuesday, June 2, Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a home located on NE 174th Court...

A Marion County courtroom filled with grieving relatives this week as a local man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a 2023 crash that killed an 81-year-old woman. Jonathan Ryan Cuppels, 40, entered a no-contest plea to charges tied to the collision and accepted a negotiated deal with prosecutors, closing out a ca