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OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - HCA Florida Healthcare is opening a new chapter in emergency care due to the rapid growth in Marion County. HCA Florida Canopy Oak Emergency is set to open next spring near On Top of the World. The $15 million facility will be a fully staffed emergency...

A man was arrested nearly two years after he allegedly tricked an elderly woman at an Ocala Walmart into giving him her debit card and PIN, leading to the theft of over $3,000. On June 14, 2024, Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies contacted an elderly female victim regarding a grand...

Joseph D. Henley, 26, was arrested yesterday for allegedly threatening to shoot a friend who had given him a place to stay. The post Man on probation arrested for threatening to shoot friend who gave him a place to stay appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

A resident from just north of Marion County has claimed a winning lottery ticket worth over $50,000. Andrew Galea, who lives in Florahome in Putnam County, recently claimed a $50,277.04 prize from the Florida Lottery’s Fantasy 5 evening drawing on May 24. According to lottery records, the winning ticket...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Drugs, removed light bulbs, and a broken dog door were a few things the Gainesville Police Department officers found upon arriving to an Airbnb on Tuesday. The owner says the two people found staying there were not welcome renters. Officers arrived on Northeast 7th Street to...

Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) students and their families gathered at the Alachua County Library District Headquarters on Wednesday for a ceremony recognizing the 2025-26 Citizens of the Year recipients. ACPS and the Kiwanis Club of Gainesville run a Citizens of the Month program that honors one student from eac

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. (WCJB) - Developers with The Roberts Company are hoping to bring a new development to Alachua County that would include homes, apartments, businesses and a 200-acre working farm. The Everlee Project is planned to be a 2,700-unit neighborhood off Parker Road which would blend residential and agricul

HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. (WCJB) - A law firm has sent a public records request to the city of High Springs to learn about the city’s fiscal crisis. The firm and its High Springs business clients are waiting on city officials to respond. John Millett is the owner of Serendipity...

Hosted by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Brevard County, teens get a crash course in essential life survival skills they need for the real world. Angelika Keene and Gayle Whitworth-New joined The 407 to share all the details on the University of Florida's upcoming Adulti

A Gilchrist County judge heard testimony Wednesday in a Stand Your Ground hearing that will determine whether a second-degree murder case moves forward.