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Florida shoppers may be devastated to find out that several Hitchcock's Market stores are closing, but one chain is swooping in to keep them running.

Amazon's market cap of over $2 trillion means the online retail giant is never short of cash and can make a nearly $100 million real estate purchase.

The Gainesville City Commission voted Thursday to rezone the old Terwilliger Elementary School site for potential future development and to divide $170,000 in grant funding to the Seagle Building, Matheson House and the Florida Theatre. The commissioners also dual named NW First Street as Terry Fleming Street in...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call at Taco Bell at 7410 West Newberry Road in Gainesville to reports of a man bleeding from his face. Upon their arrival, they spoke with the man, 35-year-old Richard Lawane, who had multiple bleeding scratches on his...

STARKE, Fla. (WCJB) - Bradford County residents are celebrating homecoming this weekend. On social media, Bradford County deputies shared a video of their homecoming parade down Temple Avenue in Starke. They were celebrating Bradford High School’s homecoming. There were floats alongside patrol vehicles and SWAT cars.

A former employee working at the construction site of a new school in Marion County claims he was fired by the company for which he was working in retaliation one day after he raised concerns about an alleged improper crane rigging. Attorneys representing Jonathan Hamilton filed the lawsuit against Hardhat...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A man in Marion County faces charges for resisting arrest after playing a game of hide and seek with law enforcement. Deputies say Thursday, 43-year-old Ronnie Van Hove ran back into his home after deputies arrived and hid from them inside a hatch. Hove had an...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Marion County detectives assisted the Florida Department of Law Enforcement overnight with a death investigation in Marion Oaks, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies responded around 2 p.m. Friday to the 3200 block of SW 27th Circle, where they were told human remains may...

Marion County investigators say 17-year-old Caden Rex Speight staged his own abduction, shot himself in the leg, and fabricated evidence. The post Florida rodeo teen arrested in apparent fake abduction case appeared first on AGDAILY .

The Alachua County Commission will conduct a special meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. The post October 21 Alachua County Commission Special Meeting appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .