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MELROSE, Fla. (WCJB) - Just shy of its 100th birthday, a historic school building in Melrose is being demolished because of asbestos. Tuesday, Alumni toured the old “small community school” before it’s set to be torn down. All around the historical Melrose High School Building, now home...

LAWTEY, Fla. (WCJB) - Sheriff’s deputies raided a home in Bradford County and arrested a man with numerous drug and gun charges. Bradford County Sheriff’s deputies say their narcotics unit was tipped off that Cedric Carter was selling drugs from his home in Lawtey. Undercover detectives conducted several cocaine buys...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Alachua County, FL – An early morning traffic stop in Alachua County on Saturday led to the arrest of a convicted felon after deputies say a K-9 unit alerted to illegal narcotics inside the vehicle....

INTERLACHEN, Fla. (WCJB) - Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man accused of attacking his ex-girlfriend at her home and barricading himself inside, causing a several-hour stand-off with law enforcement. Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Austin McGowan, 29, of Interlachen, on Monday night on charges of grand...

Update | Jan 14, 2026: Added more information on the differentiation of the arrest reports and organized information under subsections. On October 20, 2025, Juan Pozada-Zepeda, 31, was placed on a detainer by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities in Jacksonville while in prison. The Incident....

Michael Louis Leopold, 47, and Michele Belinda Lewis, 47, were arrested yesterday at a home in Archer after a K-9 team reportedly found Leopold, who was wanted on a warrant, under a four-foot pile of debris. The post Pair arrested after K-9 finds wanted man hiding under 4-foot pile of items appeared first on Alachua...

A former resident of the Historic Side of The Villages who became homeless has been tracked down after allegedly going on a spending spree with a stolen credit card. Carianne Blanche Meuse, 38, who previously lived on Boone Court in The Villages, was found in a homeless camp in Belleview and taken into custody on...

Alachua County Public Schools' graduation rate rose to 93.9% in 2024-25, while the state-wide average was a record 92.2%. The post Florida sets highest graduation rate in state’s history at 92.2%, Alachua County’s graduation rate increases to 93.9% appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Fire crews in Marion County jumped into action after a fire broke out overnight at a home.

Mark Vega’s criminal case was addressed for the first time in court today. According to the police report, while serving as the senior pastor at Ignite Life Center (ILC) Church, Vega failed to report several instances of child sexual abuse over the course of multiple years. The Eighth Judicial...