Gainesville FL

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Firefighters are preparing for a safety drill at Gainesville Regional Airport. Gainesville Fire Rescue officials say they are conducting a full-scale emergency exercise drill on Tuesday. This is required by the Federal Aviation Administration every three years. Officials say there will be...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -Alachua County commissioners are holding a special meeting to discuss the Gainesville Community Reinvestment area agreement (GCRA) they currently have with the city of Gainesville. County commissioners and Gainesville city leaders have worked together to support economic growth with five...

The Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT) recently acquired an easement to protect a 416-acre stretch of land along the Olustee Creek near the confluence with the Santa Fe River in Columbia and Union counties. According to an ACT release, Donald and Janie Graham protected their 416-acre farm, which has been in...

Grayson Howard did not play in Florida's 29-21 win over Texas.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A nonprofit in Gainesville is getting a grant leaders say will go toward mental health services and other resources for girls. Officials with United Way North Central Florida are awarding $20,000 to the Girls Place Brain Power Program. Girls Place officials say the program aims to...

An agenda item on the October 7 Alachua County Commission meeting about the future of the GCRA has led to concern at the City of Gainesville, with the GCRA office sending out an unauthorized email to a large distribution list and an email from the City Manager to City leadership about the issue. The post City of...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County Sheriff’s deputies say David Whetstone, 57, admitted he stole a package worth more than $100 from a porch. He told deputies he planned to sell it and buy drugs. He’s been in jail since Friday. According to a study by the website...

The University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital was rated among the top 50 in six medical specialties nationwide, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s pediatric hospitals. Three medical specialties were ranked No. 1 in Florida and in the...

LEESBURG, Fla - Carol Cote, one of seven defendants charged in an alleged multi-million dollar gambling operation case involving suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez, has agreed to plead guilty in a plea agreement with prosecutors. Cote entered a guilty plea to racketeering and conspiracy to commit...

Gainesville Police Department officers arrested Lorenzo William Siler, 32, Friday and charged him with domestic battery by a repeat offender and robbery by sudden snatching, both felonies. He also faces a misdemeanor for driving without a valid license. According to the arrest report, the victim was in her vehicle...