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“Healthy Afternoons with Gainesville Fire Rescue” events bring essential health education, preventive services, and community resources to neighborhoods across the city — free for all ages. The post Gainesville Fire Rescue takes health outreach directly to communities with ‘Healthy Afternoons’ appeared first on...

NEWBERRY, Fla. (WCJB) - The Alachua County School Board’s appeal of Newberry Elementary’s charter conversion will be delayed. Their appeal was initially going to be heard during the next State School Board meeting on Wednesday, July 16. School board officials say that the discussion has been pushed back, and don’t...

Their appeal was initially going to be heard during the next State School Board meeting on Wednesday, July 16. Hotel in Fanning Springs clear to continue construction after lengthy legal battle. Updated: 24 minutes ago. Five years later, after lawsuits, bankruptcies, and counter claims, a 188-bedroom hotel project...

Bond was denied for a Jacksonville man on July 12 for the shooting death of a teenager nearly two months ago. Henry Jonathan Valencia made his first appearance at the Marion County Jail in front of Circuit Judge Jennifer Bass, who made the ruling at the morning hearing on a charge of second-degree murder. Speaking...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Operation Catnip is celebrating the spaying and neutering of 100,000 cats by hosting a celebration clinic. “The challenge is to spay and neuter enough,” shared Dr. Julie Levy, founder of Operation Catnip. This event drew in hundreds of cats as well as volunteers and alumni...

ALACHUA, Fla. (WCJB) - On Saturday, people got the chance to attend an emergency preparedness seminar. This seminar was meant to be a day of learning, fellowship, and emergency preparedness. It covered everything from hurricane concerns to government unrest, deepening people’s awareness of any challenges that may lie...

Orlando, FL – A developing area of low pressure offshore the Southeast U.S. coast is set to bring heavy rain and possible minor flooding to Florida through late next week, putting residents from Orlando to Tampa and the Panhandle on alert. According to the National Weather Service in Melbourne,...

Alachua Police Department (APD) officers arrested Paul Christopher Allan, 41, early Wednesday morning and charged him with battery, property damage, and resisting an officer without violence. According to the arrest report, employees at the Circle K/Wendy’s in Alachua called police at 12:53 a.m. to report Allan’s...

(This story has been updated with additional information.) The Florida Highway Patrol reported on July 11 that all northbound lanes of Interstate 75 near County Road 484 have reopened after a semi-truck hit the Southwest 66th Street overpass earlier in the day. The bridge remains closed until further notice,...

A Summerfield man was arrested for driving with a suspended license in an unregistered vehicle. A deputy responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle without a license plate near 9300 SE 163rd Lane, Summerfield, at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, according to an arrest report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. While in...