Gainesville FL

Dozens of residents gathered at Hawthorne Middle/High School Tuesday night to discuss potential school rezoning plans that could affect students across Alachua County.

WESTCHESTER, NY - The child sexual abuse coverup lawsuit against the lead pastors of Refuge of Hope (ROH) Church, Mariano and Clara Rivera, is still pending. The lawsuit states they traveled to affiliated church Ignite Life Center (ILC) in Gainesville, Florida, and intimidated a child sexual abuse victim not to...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Parents in one Gainesville neighborhood are expressing outrage following the release of school rezoning proposals. For people who live in the Brookfield neighborhood, Hidden Oak Elementary School is about a 10-15 minute walk, but with the new Alachua County Public Schools’ zoning maps, a...

Charges have been filed against a man accused of defrauding the Ocala Metro Chamber & Economic Partnership (CEP). Here's what we know of that and other cases addressed at the Marion County Judicial Center the week of Jan. 26. State v. Christopher D. Hines Judge: Circuit Judge Barbara Kissner Kwatkosky. Lawyers: Hines...

A Korean fried chicken restaurant in Alachua County, FL, received an administrative complaint recommendation following a routine food safety inspection that uncovered 11 violations on Jan. 29, 2026. Bb.Q Chicken, located at 201 SE 2nd Avenue Suite 101 in Gainesville, will require a follow-up inspection to ensure...

STARKE, Fla. (WCJB) - A man wants accountability for people trying to get away from a domestic violence situation. His sister was shot and killed by her estranged husband in a murder-suicide in Bradford County last week. 43-year-old Rachael Kerr did everything she knew and was told to do. Including...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A Bradford County official is in trouble with the state ethics commission. The commission has found probable cause that Bradford County Zoning Director Randal Andrews abused his office “for a disproportionate benefit.”. Investigators believe Andrews used his county email account to...

DeJeon Cain, a lifelong Gainesville resident and community leader, today announced his candidacy for Gainesville City Commission, District 3. The post DeJeon Cain announces campaign for Gainesville City Commission, District 3 appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

LAKE BUTLER, Fla. (WCJB) - The small community of Providence in Union County was shaken by a double murder on Tuesday that resulted in a pursuit on Interstate 75 in Paynes Prairie. Authorities have released new details on the investigation into the killings. Union County Sheriff’s deputies say Candace Joseph,...

Since November, the Gainesville Police Department has increased the number of patrol officers to raise awareness and encourage a culture of safety on city streets by conducting high visibility enforcement operations at locations with the highest number of traffic crashes resulting in serious or fatal injuries to...