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OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County Fire Rescue employees are saying goodbye to a long-time coworker. Denise DelVisco, who had been with the department for nearly two decades, died on Thursday. Fire rescue officials say she was the glue that kept the training division operating smoothly. She started with the...

Thomas George McCarthy III, 36, was arrested yesterday after allegedly chasing a man at GRACE Marketplace while brandishing a knife. The post Homeless man arrested for brandishing a knife while chasing a man at GRACE Marketplace appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

GAINESVILLE, FL — X-Golf, an indoor golf simulator venue with a full bar and kitchen, is targeting an opening during the first week of March at 4781 Celebration Pointe Ave, Ste 30, Gainesville, FL 32608, owner Timothy Dean told Business Debut. The Celebration Pointe location will bring six simulator...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Neighbors say the family that lived in Marion County was private and tell us they’re shocked a tragedy like this unfolded in their neighborhood. Alexander James, their next-door neighbor, told us that this is. “Very uncomfortable,” they are concerned, but “have a lot of love...

On January 21, Andrew Brett Wiseman, 28, was booked into the Alachua County Jail on a Sumter County aggravated battery warrant. Wiseman was transferred to the Sumter County Jail within two days. According to the report by the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, on January 11, Deputy Desfonds responded to the...

Health authorities in Alachua County are investigating the possibility that students in two University of Florida classes may have been exposed to measles , according to a notice circulating at the university and signed by leadership in the school's human resources, student life and health divisions. The notice...

Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man accused of pointing a gun at two repairmen and holding them at his home against their will in Alachua County.

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The idea of a Florida without thoroughbred racing could become a reality if state legislative bill HB 881 continues to move forward. The potential law would decouple the on-site casino permit from that of the live racing permit at Gulfstream Park in south Florida and the on-site cardroom...

MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – A countywide voluntary burn ban has been issued for Marion County due to the lack of rain and high wildfire danger. The voluntary ban affects all of Marion County. The voluntary burn ban urges residents to cease all outdoor burning that has not been...

Zackary Terrell Harnage, 48, was arrested yesterday after allegedly breaking into the home of a woman who had been away for a few weeks. The post Homeless man on probation arrested for breaking into Hawthorne home appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .