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A woman has claimed prizes for two lottery tickets each worth $12,779 that she purchased on the same day at a Winn Dixie in Marion County and a gas station just 20 miles west of the grocery store. Regina Lynn Johnson, of Astor, was awarded $25,559.34 for two winning tickets...

HAWTHORNE, Fla. (WCJB) - One person is recovering in the hospital after a kitchen fire at a house in Hawthorne Sunday night. Alachua County Fire Rescue officials say crews responded to reports of a house fire off of Southeast 215th Street just before 9 p.m. Crews say they found a...

An accident near the intersection of County Road 484 and Interstate 75 has caused traffic congestion in the area on Monday morning. Florida Highway Patrol and Marion County Fire Rescue personnel responded to reports of a traffic accident near the popular interchange at around 6:03 a.m. on Monday, November 10.

The City of Gainesville's Cold Night Shelter program will be activated on Monday, Nov. 10, and Tuesday, Nov. 11 The post Gainesville’s Cold Night Shelter Program available Nov. 10-11 appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Read more from The Alligator's "Ripple Effects" special section here. Alachua County’s hunger-relief network is being forced into a test it hasn’t faced in years: whether community charities can absorb the fallout of shrinking federal support. Nearly 10,000 households in Alachua County receive Supplemental Nutrition...

What began as a day of remembrance turned into tragedy Saturday morning when a small plane went down near Keystone Heights Airpark, killing a 46-year-old pilot from St. Augustine.

A fatal shooting on an Ocala roadway that claimed the life of a 37-year-old father of two is being investigated by authorities as a “Stand Your Ground” case. Marion County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes detectives are currently investigating a fatal shooting that claimed the life of Troy Meeks on Thursday, November 6.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Get ready for a serious chill in Central Florida as temperatures are expected to take a dramatic dive when a strong arctic cold front sweeps through the region. Feels-like temperatures are expected to land in the 20s and 30s across the Orlando area as the front...

A 63-year-old woman from Ohio was struck and killed by a vehicle that fled the scene early Saturday morning in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The fatal hit-and-run crash occurred around 4 a.m. in the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 441, approaching SE 135th Street. FHP...

Chatter and memory flooded the Evergreen Cemetery Saturday morning as over 100 volunteers came together to honor Alachua County’s fallen heroes ahead of Veterans Day. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, college and high school students, families and retired veterans took time to place small American flags beside the graves of...