Gainesville FL

Jarvis James Wright, 32, was arrested early this morning and charged with making written death threats. The post Gainesville man arrested for making death threats appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Dante Kevin McKeever-Coleman, 18, has been sentenced to two years in state prison as a youthful offender after entering a plea of nolo contendere to shooting from a vehicle and possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent. The post 18-year-old sentenced to two years in prison as youthful offender after...

A man on pretrial release for misdemeanor domestic battery in Alachua County has been arrested in Texas on a Marion County warrant for charges of larceny and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Darian Gonzalez-Maldonado, 21, was arrested by the Carrollton Police Department and booked into jail on...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua County sheriff’s deputies are investigating the death of a prominent financial advisor in Gainesville. Sheriff’s deputies say they found William Olinger, 54, a partner at wealth management firm Koss Olinger, dead in a home on Southwest 95th Terrace in the Haile Plantation community...

During Commission Comment at the end of the January 13 Alachua County Commission meeting, Commissioners voted to withdraw a Chair letter to the Sheriff after Commissioner Anna Prizzia said the Undersheriff told her the agency has "already agreed to take down mugshots on social media." However, a spokesman from the...

Despite the countless initiatives, services and even new grocery stores appearing in Gainesville, food insecurity is back on the rise as of late 2025, with local food shelters such as Deeper Purpose Community Food Ministries reporting an increase from 10 to 40 phone calls per day directed toward food assistance.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Alachua County, FL – Drivers in western Alachua County are facing significant travel disruptions today after a vehicle crash with injuries forced the closure of SW Williston Road. According to the Alachua...

A new multifamily firm has emerged in the Gainesville, Florida, market. Founder Doug Faron has launched Westlight Capital with the acquisition of a multifamily portfolio with 1,432 units. This marks the firm’s inaugural acquisition and underscores its focus on high-growth and supply-constrained markets around the...

Residential trash pickup will be delayed by one day for the entire week, starting Jan. 19, and there will be no RTS bus service on Jan. 19. The post City and County offices closed for MLK Jr. Day; residential trash pickup delayed by a day, no bus service appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

MCINTOSH, FL (352today.com) – The local organization Friends of McIntosh, which mounts the cherished McIntosh 1890s Festival every year, announced on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, that it had collectively decided to cancel the annual tradition. “It is with a heavy heart that we must share that at the Friends...