Gainesville FL

The city’s Regional Transit System (RTS) will operate on reduced service from Monday, Nov. 24-Wednesday, Nov. 26. No bus service is scheduled on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 27) or Black Friday (Nov. 28). Santa Fe College will have regular service Monday, Nov. 24 and Tuesday, Nov. 25. The post City of Gainesville observes...

A 74-year-old man has died after hitting a turning car from behind while riding an e-bike on SW 34th Street. The post 74-year-old bicyclist succumbs to injuries after hitting car on SW 34th Street appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Fire crews contained a fast-moving wildland fire in the southwest part of Alachua County this afternoon. The post Fire crews contain fire west of Watermelon Pond appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Multiple fire agencies responded to a wildland fire in Southwest Alachua County on Wednesday afternoon and extinguished a blaze that involved a barn containing hay. According to an Alachua County Fire Rescue (ACFR) release, units from ACFR, Newberry Fire Rescue and the Florida Forest Service responded at 4 p.m. to a...

Two lines of cars wrapped around Chick-fil-A’s drive-thru in Alachua during lunch hour on Thursday as the new restaurant celebrated its opening day with free meal giveaways. Anyone dressed like a cow for the one-day “Cows Eat Free” promotion at the 16310 NW US Hwy 441 location received free entrees or kids’ meals...

Matthew Oneil Spence, 22, was arrested early this morning after officers received a tip that he had a firearm. The post Convicted felon arrested downtown with a ‘Ghost Gun’ appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Alachua County, FL – A 27-year-old man was arrested Wednesday evening after deputies say he pointed an AR-style pistol at another driver during a road rage confrontation on NW 39th Avenue in Gainesville, FL. According to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, the incident began when the victim reported that a The post...

Jesse Jay Perez, 28, of Morgan Hill, California, was sentenced to three years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. The post Man arrested in Gainesville will serve 3 years in federal prison for possession of ammunition by a convicted felon appeared first...

Freddie Lee Edwards Jr., 42, was arrested yesterday on a warrant for extortion and grand theft after allegedly stealing a dog and telling the dog's owner he would report her for neglect if she didn't pay him $150. The post Man on probation arrested for stealing dog and threatening to report owner for neglect if she...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The U.S. Department of Justice indicted a man residing in Gainesville for threatening people on social media in connection with a known terrorist group. Arsham Rashidi Dizajgan, 27, a citizen, was arrested on Wednesday in Gainesville. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland...