Gainesville FL

At an August 5 special meeting, the Alachua County Commission directed staff to continue discussions about moving animal control officers under the Sheriff's Office. The post Alachua County Commission moves toward placing animal control officers under Sheriff’s Office appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Working collectively to help the community’s most vulnerable. Government leaders, nonprofits, business owners, and the Ocala Metro Chamber & Economic Partnership met with the Office of Homelessness Prevention on July 30 to address homelessness in Marion County. The discussion centered on...

The gunshot victim in the Cedar Grove shooting last month, Jamari Kinsler, 21, is now sitting in the Alachua County Jail facing domestic battery charges. On July 2, Kelvin Baker allegedly shot Kinsler, and he was arrested after police conducted an investigation. Kinsler appears to have made a swift physical...

Around 20 High Springs community members unboxed over 2,700 pounds of food on Monday to restock Deeper Purpose Community Church’s (DPCC) food pantry and community fridge after a vital grant eliminated its threat of closure. Last Wednesday, DPCC posted on Facebook that it would temporarily close its resource center...

Gainesville Police Department officers arrested Luis Sanchez, 57, Friday and charged him with domestic battery. According to the arrest report, the victim was sitting on the couch when she got into an argument with Sanchez over a bicycle. Sanchez reportedly walked up to the victim and struck her in the forehead with...

Jamal Pablo Abramson, 47, was arrested last night after allegedly stealing multiple items from the cafeteria at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital and threatening the juvenile cashier. The post Man on pre-trial release arrested after allegedly stealing from hospital cafeteria, threatening juvenile cashier appeared...

A developer has submitted revised plans for a 4,500-square-foot liquor and tobacco store at the intersection of Interstate 75 and County Road 484 in Ocala, nearly two years after original plans were first submitted to county officials. The revised plans for Liquor Lane were presented to the Marion County Development...

Sterling Le'nardis Griffin, 34, was arrested last night after allegedly depositing about $1,500 of his employer's cash into his own bank account. The post Gainesville man arrested after allegedly depositing employer’s cash into his own account appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Four juveniles were arrested early Sunday morning after calls that juveniles were trying to break into vehicles at Reflections Apartments. The post Four juveniles arrested for trying to break into cars appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB/Gray News) - A Florida family is asking for prayers as a 12-year-old boy fights for his life in the hospital after a tire blowout that caused their car to crash. Dayna McKinley says she and her three children were traveling northbound July 29 on Interstate 75 in...