Gainesville FL

Members of Lucky's Lake Swim club hit the water for a daily swim year round, but this week, it came as a cold front brought near-freezing temperatures to the Sunshine State.

Vietnam veterans and Gainesville High School alumni honored their fallen comrades and classmates Tuesday at Forest Meadows Cemetery. The cemetery keeps 11 Alachua County residents who died in Vietnam. In other cemeteries lie 37 more soldiers from the county who died in that war—their graves spotlighted by American...

FLORIDA — Law enforcement officials are investigating a deadly ATV crash in Hawthorne that occurred early Wednesday morning. Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies reported that the crash happened at the intersection of State Road 20 and Lake Shore Drive. According to authorities, two people were riding the ATV when it...

Two GPD Captains were disciplined after an investigation into their actions before and during an Easter Sunday event at T.B. McPherson Park that ended in the shooting death of a young woman and injuries to two others from gunshots. The investigation initially recommended that Captain Victoria Young be dismissed, but...

A Florida hospital has been accused of killing a 2-year-old boy with an "exceedingly high" dose of potassium phosphate — 10 times the dosage he was ordered to receive — after staff deleted a "critical decimal point" from his chart, a lawsuit says. The hospital also didn't notice that the boy went into cardiac arrest...

Action Roofing Services has collaborated with Operation Healing Forces to provide a completely free roof to Staff Sergeant Mike S., a Special Forces servicemember residing in Gainesville. The post Action Roofing Services surprises Gainesville Special Forces service member with free roof appeared first on Alachua...

Joshua Robert Spirit, 35, was arrested yesterday after allegedly taking his 6-year-old child to help him shoplift and then leaving the child unattended when he ran from police officers. The post Man on probation charged with using 6-year-old child to help him shoplift and then leaving the child behind when he ran...

Baylee Jordan Graham, 30, was arrested early this morning after allegedly calling 911 for a ride 14 times and then hitting and threatening to kill a deputy. The post Trenton woman arrested for calling 911 to get a ride 14 times and then hitting deputy appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Community members are invited to join members of the Santa Fe College Police Department (SFPD) and other first responders on Thursday morning for the annual “Run With the Cops.”. The free event, which is in its 10th year, will take place at 9:30 a.m. on the track at SF...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Marion County Public Schools Deputy Superintendent Ben Whitehouse’s presentation at the school board’s workshop on Nov. 6, 2025, resonated powerfully with the school board members, and the challenges that lie ahead. Whitestone shared some updates and some thoughts that the team had...