Gainesville FL

Travis Ramone Pinder, 34, was arrested early this morning and charged with aggravated child abuse after allegedly hitting a 17-year-old boy with a gun, tearing off part of his ear. The post Man arrested for hitting juvenile with gun, tearing off part of his ear appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

A recent study by Wasatch Defense Lawyers has brought forward a concerning statistic: some of America’s most well-known college towns are also among the most dangerous. The ranking, based on the number of crimes per 10,000 people, highlights ten cities where students and residents alike face elevated safety risks in...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - More than 26,000 Florida homes and businesses will now have high-speed internet thanks to a project in Marion County. North Central Florida congresswoman Kat Cammack joined Spectrum Internet officials Friday morning at Goldmark Farms. Cammack said projects like these show the importance of...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Routine summer pattern this weekend. Friday night: Warm and humid. Scattered storms early. Lows in the low-mid 70s. Saturday: Hot and humid. Highs in the low-mid 90s. Scattered storms PM (40%). Sunday: Hot with slightly fewer storms (20-30%). Highs in the mid-90s. Scattered storms will...

Alachua County Sheriff's Office has announced that a report of an armed subject at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital stemmed from a misunderstanding by a staff member. The post ASO: Report of an armed subject at hospital stemmed from a misunderstanding appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Gainesville has a history of community heartbreak from pedestrian accident fatalities. The city has worked on improving pedestrian safety for years, though close calls still happen. Cameron Leonard, the chief hospitality officer of the Peak Pulse Run Club, has been running for about four years. He said he’s had...

Around 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 21, 2025, emergency crews from Alachua County Fire Rescue and Gainesville Fire Rescue responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash in the 7100 block of East Newberry Road, beneath the overpass. First responders arrived to find the vehicle on its side with the driver trapped The...

Miss Ocala, Caroline Schapansky, and Miss Gainesville, Paris Richardson, are heading to the 2025 Miss Florida Competition in Lakeland. Check-in starts on Monday, June 23rd, and the Competition goes through Saturday, June 28th. A total of 38 women are competing. Miss Ocala, Caroline Schapansky, is entering her senior...

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office said a person was injured in Keystone Heights Friday night during a deputy-involved shooting.

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – An 81-year-old Ocala man was killed in a crash Saturday morning in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The two-vehicle crash occurred around 8:50 a.m. at the intersection of State Road 40 and SW 113th Circle, troopers said. According to an FHP crash...