Gainesville FL

MARION COUNTY, Fla. (WCJB) - County leaders have lifted a mandatory burn ban that had been in effect since early last month, citing current weather conditions and improved environmental factors. A voluntary burn ban remains in effect.

St. Francis House will permanently close its downtown shelter and service center by mid-April to sell the building and stabilize finances. The nonprofit will stop its Day Services Program and emergency shelter at the downtown location in 2024 while continuing services at Arbor House. St. Francis House sold its...

RAIFORD — Grace Hanna and Father Phil Egitto were outside the Florida State Prison on a chilly Tuesday before the execution of Michael Lee King.

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Williston-based rider Aaron Vale and Thinkslikeahorse’s Gray’s Inn won the CSI four-star $200,000 Live Oak International Grand Prix on March 15, 2026 at Live Oak Stud. There were 23 entries contesting the first-round track designed by Olaf Petersen Jr. Vale was one of...

NEWBERRY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man was arrested on March 13 after he fled from deputies who were investigating a shoplifting incident in Newberry and noticed a firearm in his pants, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. Body camera footage of the incident shows the man, Kobe Delima, 23, as […]

Saucy! by KFC will open its Gainesville location on March 26 with free giveaways starting at 11 a.m. at 3403 W University Ave. The restaurant offers 12 customizable sauces with chicken tenders and operates daily from 10 a.m. to midnight, with late-night drive-thru hours. Saucy! plans to expand with 10...

The cold blast poses potential risks to agriculture and outdoor animals in a region unaccustomed to freezing temperatures.

Jesse Paul, 21, of Palatka, was arrested yesterday for allegedly harassing employees of an apartment complex. The post Palatka man arrested for harassing apartment complex employees appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Gainesville, Fla. – Temperatures dropping to 31°F before sunrise Wednesday could damage plants and outdoor vegetation across a wide stretch of North Central Florida, with frost forming as early as 4 a.m....

A freeze warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Jacksonville at 12:52 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17. This warning applies to Bradford, Gilchrist, Eastern Alachua, Western Alachua, Central Marion and Western Marion counties. The NWS warns: "Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold." Ocala area...