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Paul Mehrlich became CEO of Gainesville Regional Airport in March, succeeding Allan Penksa after over 20 years of service. A $12 million project to build a new two-story general aviation terminal will start this fall and last about a year. The airport processes about 575,000 commercial passengers annually and serves...

Florida head coach Jon Sumrall discusses Arkansas' Ryan Silverfield and Joker Johnson at SEC Media Days.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - University of Florida students recovered an ancient artifact at a local mission site. During fieldwork, the students uncovered a pot created by the indigenous Potano-Timucua tribe around 400 years ago. Officials from the Florida Museum of Natural History say this pot was found in an archeolog

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Gainesville city leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Fire Station No. 3 on Wednesday. Sitting at more than 16,000 square feet, Fire Station No. 3 will have three engine bays. Once completed, the facility will replace the current station and continue to serve Northeast Gainesville

Once again, the sounds of children learning and playing will reverberate throughout Waldo City Hall’s Noe Wing as Grace Christian Prep School readies to open there in August for the 2026-27 school year. With a mission that “to reach one is to teach one,” the new K-12 private school...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A heavy law enforcement presence remains at the 700 block of Southwest 70th Terrace as of recent reports. Authorities arrived at the area due to an armed robbery and three suspects who fled. They were wearing all black and face coverings. According to authorities, the suspects...

Ieshia Chika Nakajsa Hawkins, 24, was arrested yesterday for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend, dragging him by the hair, and dumping a pot of collard greens on his head. The post Gainesville woman arrested for allegedly stabbing boyfriend and dumping a pot of collard greens on his head appeared first on Alachua Chroni

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The 27th annual Stop the Violence Back-to-School rally aims to build healthier relationships, stronger families, and safer communities. Santa Fe College’s northwest campus will host this year’s violence prevention event Saturday, July 25. Doors will open at 9a.m. The first 5,000 students will

THIS WEEK Stitching the Revolution Stitching the Revolution takes place throughout July from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Archer Library Branch, 12598 SR 45 in Archer. This free, monthlong exhibit showcases modern quilts while exploring the history of quilting in America, from its roots in the Revolutionary era to its evolu

At the July 16 meeting, the Gainesville City Commission heard an update on downtown, discussed a road closure near Santa Fe College's Blount Center but took no action, and listened to nearly an hour of public comment on an anti-ICE resolution before deferring a decision on it. The post Gainesville City Commission disc