Gainesville FL

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Friends and family confirm that Brooke Smith, a 24-year-old killed on Tuesday night in a deadly shooting, was a student at the University of Florida’s College of Nursing. They say Smith was set to graduate with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) in August...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The Outreach Thrift Store will reopen Monday in a temporary location after a fire damaged its original building about a month ago. The nonprofit store on Northwest 6th Street has served the Gainesville community for nearly 30 years, providing affordable items and helping families through part

A 61-year-old Ocala woman was arrested on multiple charges after she allegedly fired a gun over her boyfriend’s head following a physical altercation inside their camper. On Sunday, May 24, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office corporal responded to a local residence in reference to a domestic disturbance involving a firear

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - An Alachua County sheriff’s deputy was arrested early Friday morning after investigators say he assaulted multiple women during an altercation and threatened to shoot people gathered at a home in Cross City. According to a Dixie County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, deputies responded around

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Lottery officials on Friday announced that a 44-year-old woman from Marion County cashed out big after playing a scratch-off game earlier this year. Angelique Hernandez, of Ocala, claimed a $1 million prize from the Gold Rush Legacy Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in...

ALACHUA, Fla. (WCJB) - A man in Alachua was arrested after driving in the wrong direction while drunk. Alachua Police released video on Thursday of an encounter with a suspected drunk driver. Officers say Anh Nguyen, 42, tried to drive away slowly in the wrong direction on US Highway 441...

Excited chatter and music filled the event space at Cypress and Grove Brewing Company as supporters and Gainesville residents gathered for Bryan Eastman’s campaign kickoff event. Bryan Eastman, a member of the Gainesville City Commission, is running for reelection. He was first sworn into the District 4 position in...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -Members of the NAACP say they want more testing done to see if Williams Elementary in southeast Gainesville is sitting on contaminated soil. At an NAACP board meeting, representatives from the Department of Environmental Protection and Alachua County Health Department tried to answer questions

GILCHRIST COUNTY, Florida – A Gilchrist County man was arrested within hours of a reported business burglary after deputies used surveillance footage and investigative leads to identify and locate the suspect, according to the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded May 25 to a business in the southwest p

The High Springs City Commission voted to keep both the police and fire departments, with a planned fire assessment increase to provide the funding. The fire department receives about $1.1 million from the city general fund, and officials said surrendering it to county control could cost more and reduce service quality