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Alachua County Public Schools' graduation rate rose to 93.9% in 2024-25, while the state-wide average was a record 92.2%. The post Florida sets highest graduation rate in state’s history at 92.2%, Alachua County’s graduation rate increases to 93.9% appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Fire crews in Marion County jumped into action after a fire broke out overnight at a home.

Mark Vega’s criminal case was addressed for the first time in court today. According to the police report, while serving as the senior pastor at Ignite Life Center (ILC) Church, Vega failed to report several instances of child sexual abuse over the course of multiple years. The Eighth Judicial...

ARCHER, Fla. (WCJB) - The city of Archer selected Donald Barber as its permanent city manager during a meeting Tuesday night. Barber currently serves as Williston’s Public Works and Utilities Administrator. He was chosen for the part-time position in Archer. Commissioners plan to draft an employment contract that...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - City Commissioner James Ingle announced on Tuesday that he would be absent from the Gainesville City Commission meetings as he recovers from brain surgery. Ingle, the commissioner for At-large Seat A, told TV20 that he will have surgery to remove the remaining piece of a brain...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) — Big names in country music are coming to this year’s Rock the Country music series in Marion County. The popular two-day music festival will return to Florida Horse Park Aug. 28 and 29. The last two years, Rock the Country was held in late spring, but this year it will take place in the heat of...

Florida landed a Gator legacy via the transfer portal on Monday. TJ Bullard, the son of former Florida DE Thaddeus Bullard, announced he is transferring from UCF to UF. Thaddeus Bullard went on to have a star career in the WWE using the stage name Titus O’Neil. The 2026...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A volunteer search team in North Florida is stepping in to help law enforcement find missing people, offering specialized resources at no cost. The North Florida Search Team is a completely volunteer-based nonprofit. Michelle McLaughlin has been involved in search and rescue since 2001, and...

A Delaware woman has filed a lawsuit against the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit and a local man after her horse was allegedly attacked and bitten by a dog that had a “propensity for violence” due to its breed. Shoshana Altschuler filed the complaint in Marion County Circuit Court...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -Gainesville Fire Rescue crews responded to multiple residential structure fires Tuesday. The first fire occurred in the 1300 block of SE 4th Avenue. The fire was quickly brought under control and no injuries were reported. Crews later responded to a second working structure fire in the 200...