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ALACHUA, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua police officers announced the passing of a police dog who died on Sunday. They say K-9 Thor was 13 years old. He joined APD in 2012 and worked with the police for 9 years. Thor was certified in drug sniffing and searching buildings. He was...

One day in Alachua, Florida, Officer Thomas Stanfield of the Alachua Police Department saw something odd in the middle of a busy highway: a tiny black speck. At first glance, it seemed small and lifeless. But then he realized what it really was, and his heart dropped. A tiny kitten...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - City workers removed a spray-painted rainbow crosswalk from a park in Gainesville on Monday morning that was created in an apparent act of vandalism. Over the weekend, a crosswalk at Albert Massey Park, also known as Westside Park, on Northwest 34th Street, was painted rainbow colors...

A 66-year-old Ocala man who was fatally run over on U.S. Highway 441 after he lost control of his motorcycle on Saturday morning is at least the 16th motorcyclist killed on Marion County roadways this year. The fatal accident occurred near the intersection of U.S. Hwy 441 and NW 223rd...

Jedrick Jose Hernandez-Rodriguez, 23, of Ocala, was arrested early this morning after allegedly running from an officer who asked him for an ID and throwing a loaded gun toward patrons in a crowded bar. The post Man on probation arrested after allegedly tossing a loaded gun toward patrons in a crowded bar appeared...

From colorful pastel paintings to lifelike marble sculptures to otherworldly surrealist landscapes, the Harn Museum of Art’s latest exhibition brings 100 years of French history and culture to life. “French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950” opened Aug. 5 at the Harn after its conception at the Brooklyn Museum...

Deputies with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) transported Nathaniel Emmanuel Hayes, 29, to the Alachua County Jail Friday on a warrant for false imprisonment and felony battery by a repeat offender. According to a report by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, on December 19, 2024, Hayes punched the...

The First Watch location at 3411 SW 36th Terrace in Ocala, Marion County, FL, received a warning from state inspectors after tallying eight violations during a routine food safety inspection on August 19, 2025. The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation found multiple temperature control problems...

Benjamin Bernard Ousley Jr., 18, was arrested last night for allegedly swinging a sword and injuring a man, along with endangering and traumatizing two children. The post 18-year-old arrested for swinging a sword, injuring a man and endangering two children appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

From style to personal wellness, some Black-owned businesses in Gainesville try to go a step further in caring for and improving locals’ wellbeing. As National Black Business Month comes to a close at August’s end, here’s some local spots to visit. Salon Syx. Dennayce Mavin, a 38-year-old...