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MIRAMAR, Fla. – A 29-year-old woman was behind bars Wednesday to face charges for the murder of a man in Broward County hours after he had struck her in Miami-Dade County. Detectives believe Yesenia Collier conspired with a woman and a gunman who killed Alec Hugh-Sam, a Jamaican-American father of two who had lived...

The Cotton Club Museum & Cultural Center will present “Black Cowboys & Cowgirls in Florida: Then and Now” on Friday, April 4, and Saturday, April 5. This two-day event, held at 837 SE 7th Ave. in Gainesville, will highlight the rich history and contributions of Black cowboys and cowgirls in American history and offer...

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – A 19-year-old man riding a motorcycle was killed Tuesday night in a crash on State Road 45, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 8 p.m. north of SW 46th Avenue. The 19-year-old motorcyclist from Archer was traveling north on SR 45 and...

Terrell Bradley and the city of Gainesville agreed on Monday to an August 2026 trial date stemming from a lawsuit he filed following a high-profile police K-9 biting incident in 2022. A Gainesville Police Department K-9 officer mauled Bradley in July 2022 after he fled from police. The K-9 officer,...

Agelu Iosia Nunu, 23, of Lake Butler, was arrested yesterday on a warrant for allegedly killing a Gainesville woman in an October 2023 head-on crash on State Road 121. The post Lake Butler man charged with vehicular manslaughter in 2023 head-on crash that killed a Gainesville woman appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

A 46-year-old man was arrested after causing a commotion when he was denied access to a card game at a recreation center in The Villages. Marion County sheriff’s deputies were called at about noon Monday to the First Responders Recreation Center after Anthony Santangelo, who lives with his elderly grandparents in...

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A convicted felon from Ocala who dropped a backpack containing a loaded pistol while fleeing from a traffic stop has been sentenced to four years in federal prison. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber sentenced Alan Ellis Gillespie, Jr., 32, to four years’ imprisonment for possession of a firearm and...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Parents and students are worried about possible cuts to advanced placement classes in high school. Kids take them to save money or get into tough colleges, but there could be a big cut in Tallahassee’s upcoming budget. Jack Hayes, a junior at Boone High...

After 25 years of farming blueberries, Bill Braswell is navigating the complex landscape of tariffs and their potential impact on Florida's agricultural industry.