Gainesville FL

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A man arrested for leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase near the Ocala National Forest earlier this year pleaded no contest in court and received his sentence. Officials with the 5th Judicial Circuit Court say Jeremy Walker, 36, will spend six years in prison for...

Blue Water Bay restaurant, a popular local seafood restaurant, located at 319 SR 26, Melrose, Putnam County, FL, was cited for 16 violations during a July 9 complaint health inspection by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation that required a follow-up visit, records show.

An Ocala woman was arrested on DUI and battery charges after she allegedly fell asleep in a running car outside a local Waffle House and punched a law enforcement officer who attempted to wake her up. On Tuesday, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy spotted a Kia sedan in the...

Marceon Kentrell Matson, 20, was convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and lewd or lascivious battery against a child last week and sentenced to three years in prison followed by five years of sex offender probation. Facing up to 16 years in prison, Matson took a plea...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A plan to build a 14-story, 750-bedroom apartment complex just steps from the University of Florida campus was approved by the city commission Thursday afternoon. The site is zoned for a maximum of 40 apartments, but the developer could build up to 240 units and 750...

An odd pairing of Tylenol PM and whiskey is being blamed for a store worker helping himself to $6,900 worth of lottery tickets on the shelves, according to Florida investigators. That explanation did not prevent him from being arrested, however, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The incident...

The Gainesville (FL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, is excited to announce the newly elected officers for the 2025–2027 term. The post Gainesville Chapter of The Links announces newly elected officers appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

A two-vehicle collision on State Road 20 west of Hawthorne led to one driver being ejected from her vehicle with life-threatening injuries and seriously injuring the other driver on Friday morning. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, a 27-year-old Ocala woman was driving an SUV west on State...

ARCHER, Fla. (WCJB) - State troopers say people were injured in a crash on Archer Road involving a dump truck and an SUV on Thursday morning. Authorities say the crash happened near the city of Archer. A dump truck overturned after colliding with an SUV, blocking the roadway. This developing...

From left, Robin Luger and Woody Blue stand with handmade signs during the nationwide "Good Trouble" protest at Fred Cone Park in Gainesville, Fla., Thursday, July 17, 2025. “We're doing what we can to show that there are a lot of people that disagree with the way the government is," Blue said. "We're expressing our...