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A 41-year-old South Carolina man was hit and killed while riding a bicycle on County Road 235 in Alachua County, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. Here's what we know: When did the crash happen? Feb. 27 at 10:30 a.m. Where did the crash happen? County Road 235 near its intersection with...

CROSS CREEK, Fla. (WCJB) - Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a deadly crash involving a bicycle and an SUV in Alachua County. Troopers say around 10:30 a.m., an SUV was headed south on County Road 325 near Southeast 174th Place, in the Cross Creek area. The SUV collided with...

Lorenzo Leon Murray, 49, was arrested last night after allegedly trying to break into a car in a carport and rummaging through another car a few blocks away. The post Man with 49 convictions arrested for multiple burglaries appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

NEAR GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) — A Florida man reported missing was rescued from a sinking situation after first responders found him stuck in the sand. Officials said the search for the 36-year-old Andrew Giddens, a Jacksonville man, continued Monday after deputies discovered a car parked on the side of the road near...

At today's General Policy Committee meeting, the Gainesville City Commission voted to send a Chair letter to legislators and ask them to reverse a bill amendment that would prohibit the City from regaining control of GRU by changing its Charter. The post Gainesville City Commission votes to send letter to...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Alachua County, Florida – Authorities are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted on probation-related charges in Alachua County. According to the Alachua County Sheriff’s...

A 19-year-old who reportedly goes by the nickname “Crack,” Tristin Zyler Miller, was recently arrested by the Gainesville Police Department (GPD) and charged with aggravated assault and misdemeanor battery. Miller simultaneously has an open case in Gilchrist County for aggravated assault, but he wasn’t arrested for...

Jason Lamar Jones, 50, of Jacksonville, was arrested yesterday in Alachua for allegedly stabbing a co-worker at a work site in Alachua. The post Jacksonville man arrested for stabbing co-worker in Alachua appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Released camera footage shows Marion County daycare worker Laura Flores, 31, appear to hit and put her foot on a child during nap time, Marion County deputies say. Flores is facing three counts of child abuse.

An individual riding a bicycle was killed after being struck by a vehicle on State Road 200 in Ocala late Thursday night. Ocala Police Department reported the fatal accident just before midnight on Thursday, February 26. According to OPD, a bicyclist was struck by a vehicle near the 2000 block...