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The High Springs Fire Department launched a free Narcan distribution program at the beginning of February. The program is a preventative measure to empower the community to respond to opioid overdoses before first responders arrive. Narcan is a medication that reverses the effects of overdoses by blocking opioid...

Two local homeowners are asking for permission to keep two horses at their 1.29-acre residential property in Marion County after code enforcement officials determined the site lacks appropriate zoning. The matter is part of the consent agenda for Monday’s regular meeting of the Marion County Planning and Zoning...

Dozens gathered in protest Saturday, as Marion County residents demanded accountability in the death of 3-year-old Paisley Brown, who died Thursday from injuries sustained during abuse at her Citra home.

In the humdrum of a college town, Gainesville's heart pumps to the beat of music. What may most widely be recognized nowadays is the Tom Petty lyrics "Gonna stand my ground, and I won't back down," shouted by Gator fans decked out in orange and blue. But just outside The...

An employee of the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office celebrated his last shift Feb. 6, trading his drug-detecting talents for downtime with family. Ozzie, an 8-year-old Dutch shepherd, spent eight years on the Gainesville-Alachua County Drug Task Force. Ozzie’s owner, Sgt. Jeffrey Stadnicki, was recently promoted to...

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT - Jeroen Jarrell Coombs told police he 'took it too far' after tying his girlfriend's daughter up before punching her to death

The City of Gainesville's Cold Night Shelter program will be activated during the evening hours of Feb. 22, 23, and 24 The post Gainesville’s Cold Night Shelter Program available Feb. 22-24 appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Friday morning, Alachua County residents gathered for a funeral to commemorate Roberta “Betty” Campbell Lopez, who passed away on February 11. In 2006, Lopez became the first Black woman to become a commissioner in the City of Archer. Four years later, she became the first Black woman to be mayor of the city.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Longwood softball team put a scare into No. 4/5 Florida Saturday, hitting a pair of two-run home runs and carrying a 4-2 lead into the fifth inning, before the undefeated Gators plated seven runs in the bottom of the frame, going on for a 12-4 win in six innings at Katie Seashole Pressly...

A criminal charge has been filed against an inmate accused of stabbing another inmate at the county jail. Here's what we know about that and other cases heard at the Marion County Judicial Center the week of Feb. 9. State v. Justin Peyton O'Connor Judge: Circuit Judge Peter Brigham. Lawyers: Assistant State Attorney...