Gainesville FL

Nestled in the oak-canopied streets of Micanopy, Florida’s oldest inland town, the Old Florida Café stands as a delicious time capsule where coconut cake transcends mere dessert to become a religious experience. Some places just feel right from the moment you arrive. The kind of establishment that doesn’t...

OLD TOWN, Fla. (WCJB) - The trial date for the man accused of murdering Demiah Appling, 14, in Dixie County has been changed due to an issue with DNA evidence. Prosecutors told TV20 in July that Waymore Gerhardt’s murder trial was set to start the week of Oct. 13.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Gainesville Police are searching for a missing man with Dementia. Police say Dalton Sherwood, 93, is suffering from severe cognitive decline. He was last seen this evening near Southwest 44th Place in the Tower Road area in a silver 1999 Volvo station wagon. He was wearing...

A beloved dog named Rosco safely found his way back home Monday with the help of an Alachua County deputy.

The booking report is provided by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Department of the Jail. This information is public record and copied directly from the log. Mugshots are included when available. The charges listed are at the time of arrest and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty...

ANNA MARIA, Fla. — Benjamin Tuffley of Keystone Heights, near Gainesville, was much more than just a husband and father. His family said he inspired them to live boldly and without fear. They're values they’ve promised to carry on after his sudden passing during a visit to Bean Point on Anna Maria Island.

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month at public libraries across the country, including the nine branches in the Marion County Public Library System. And this month, in addition to a library card allowing access to books in print and on audio, DVDs and CDs, online reference databases, genealogy, legal information,...

An unlicensed driver accused of leading Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a high-speed chase is facing additional charges after he allegedly crashed his vehicle and attempted to hide in the nearby woods. On Saturday, August 30, at around 11:30 p.m., an MCSO deputy spotted a vehicle that was...

A petition opposing the creation of a Florida National Park that was created by a Marion County resident who fears the potential for “unsustainable tourism and commercialization in the Ocala National Forest,” has already received over 5,000 signatures in just over a week. As of Thursday morning, approximately...

STARKE, Fla. (WCJB) - Prosecutors are planning their next moves in the criminal case against a woman accused of killing the father of one of her two children. It happened outside a daycare in Bradford County. A grand jury indicted Mindy Osteen, 34, on 10 charges Thursday including first-degree murder...