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Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) announced on Wednesday that all 16 students who were honored as semifinalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship program have been named finalists. According to an ACPS release, less than 1% of the nation’s high school seniors earned that status this year. Approximately 1.5...

Khalil Keari Barnett, 30, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of a firearm in connection with drug trafficking, and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. He faces the possibility of life imprisonment. The post Gainesville man pleads guilty to...

Gainesville civil rights activist Rosa B. Williams, known affectionately as “Miss Rosa,” died Feb. 12 at age 92. She was a local pioneer for the Black community, and those who knew her remember her as a catalyst for change who touched countless lives in Gainesville. Born in 1933,...

Brandon Reece Howard, 52, has been charged with negligent homicide following an investigation into a September 2023 fatal accident that killed Natasha Puente Borrego, a 42-year-old Starke resident. The post Melrose man charged with negligent homicide of Starke woman in 2023 accident appeared first on Alachua...

A 19-year-old with an over-year-old felony case for a count of battery on a public education employee, Arneeke Leon Williams, is now facing more charges for possessing cannabis and a gun. Following his arrest on Wednesday, prosecutors formally filed the charges just five days later. On Tuesday, October 22, 2024,...

Vontrell Deshune Scott II, 18, of Newberry, was arrested yesterday and charged under Florida's rioting statute for his alleged role in an attack of a man at the Oaks Mall on February 14, which resulted in the victim firing a gunshot inside a jewelry store The post Second suspect arrested for Oaks Mall attack that...

A man from Jacksonville was found alive after he went missing this month, says the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After making her first-ever runs in a 12,000-horsepower Top Fuel dragster last week during the PRO preseason test session at Gainesville Raceway, rookie driver Maddi Gordon has officially completed her Top Fuel licensing process. The third-generation racer and former Top Alcohol Funny Car standout...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Alachua County, Florida – A rollover crash involving a semi-truck is blocking traffic at the I-75 South exit ramp to SW Williston Road. According to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and Fire...