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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -On Tuesday, Alachua County Commissioners will prepare their next steps in anticipation of a possible default by the operator of the Alachua County Sports Center. CP Event Center Operations has until Thursday to pay off more than $500,000 in unpaid special assessments. In Marion County Court...

The annual Mission: Bus Brigade school supply drive kicks off in Marion County. At the Marion County Board of County Commissioners meeting the annual Mission: Bus Brigade School Supply Drive kicked off. Updated: 7 hours ago. Dunnellon’s festival was not only about fun, but it also focused on saving the...

You might not know this, but Germain’s is both a place and a person, hence the possessive apostrophe. The restaurant is run by Rodney Germain and his nephew Shelton Seraphin, who both said their goal for the Gainesville restaurant is to serve the community while reflecting it. I can’t think of a better way to...

The Community Rainbow Bridge Memorial unveiled on Saturday next to Trinity Metropolitan Community Church. (Sanjeev Palasseri/WUFT News) A rainbow now arches gently through the woods next to Trinity Metropolitan Community Church in Gainesville — not a real one in the sky, but a wooden one, nestled in a quiet garden...

Marion County Sheriff’s Office officials bring illegal immigrants to “Alligator Alcatraz”. Florida’s Attorney General says Marion County deputies helped bring illegal immigrants to “Alligator Alcatraz.”. Shooting, pop-up parties in downtown Gainesville raise concerns with residents and business owners. Updated: 9...

Kim Gregory Melton, 65, was arrested yesterday morning after allegedly burglarizing a house, armed with a knife; he fled when a resident with a gun confronted him. The post Homeless man arrested for armed burglary after being confronted by armed resident appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

William Blas Hernandez, 27, of Hawthorne, was arrested yesterday with trafficking quantities of drugs and a firearm that had been reported lost in Orlando. The post Hawthorne man arrested with “lost” firearm and trafficking quantities of drugs after traffic stop appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - An early morning shooting Saturday is raising more concerns after several downtown Gainesville business owners met with a city commissioner to discuss “disruptive” late-night gatherings. A 17-year-old girl was shot in the thigh outside of the Loft and Signal nightclubs after they closed...

A revolver was fired inside a Marion County residence on Monday, leading to the arrest of a local convicted felon. On Monday, June 30, several Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a home located on Pecan Road in Dunnellon after shots were reportedly fired inside the residence. Upon arrival, they made...

I’ll never forget that Tuesday night in late August 1990 when my roommate Stephanie called me sobbing. It was just before the fall semester started at the University of Florida in Gainesville. I was at the office of The Independent Florida Alligator, editing the “Applause” entertainment section, when the phone rang....