Gainesville FL

For many UF students, Thursday nights meant one thing: line dancing at Vivid Music Hall. No group chat needed, no second-guessing the plan — just grab your boots and go. “As soon as we hear a song that we know, we all go to the dance floor and just do it,” said Kendall Huerta, a 19-year-old UF animal sciences freshman.

Florida head coach shared a shocking admission about his coaching decision this past November.

Motorcyclists in North Central Florida raise funds for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

BROOKER, Fla. (WCJB) - Bradford County Fire Rescue crews responded to a brush fire Thursday afternoon. The fire was located at Southwest County Road 18 in Brooker. The fire was eventually contained. Burn bans are in effect across the region. Eight North Central Florida counties are currently under burn bans.

Tyler and Trace Rucarean grew up playing golf in Gainesville. They swung clubs for Buchholz High School and Oak Hall School before Tyler joined UF’s golf team in 2005. After more than a decade in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Tampa, the Rucarean brothers returned to Gainesville and used turf and conduit to finally build...

Florida is full of unexpected experiences, but nothing quite prepares you for the moment you realize you are about to stand just a few steps away from an animal most people only ever see in documentaries. One minute you are driving along a quiet rural road, and the next you are hearing the deep, unmistakable rumble...

You know that feeling when you accidentally stumble into Narnia through your wardrobe, except instead of a wardrobe it’s a prehistoric cave in Williston, and instead of talking lions there’s crystal-clear water that’s been sitting there since dinosaurs were the dominant species on Yelp?. Devil’s Den Prehistoric...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - In January, a mother was arrested for drowning her seven-month-old baby on the bathtub. The family is opening the doors to her celebration of life on Friday. On January 11, seven-month-old Sierrah Rose Scott-Franklin’s life was taken by her own mother. Gainesville police responded to...

FLORIDA — Rain and scattered thunderstorms are forecast to develop across central Florida Friday afternoon and evening, with the most concentrated activity stretching from Ocala through Gainesville and Palm Coast to Daytona Beach. Forecast model guidance valid around 6:00 PM Friday shows a corridor of heavier showers...

CITRA, Fla. — Marion County has extended its county-wide mandatory burn ban until at least March 3 as dry weather conditions continue to persist. County officials said the extension is due to insufficient rainfall, dry vegetation, and the weather, which have all put the county at fire risk. The ban prohibits...