Gainesville FL

The Gainesville City Commission gave direction Thursday to raise the property tax rate by 0.3 mills in the coming year while cutting eight vacant positions, freezing nearly 20 vacant positions and opening up four new police officer positions. The millage increase would raise $3.4 million more than if the rate...

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MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – Marion County deputies made multiple arrests Wednesday in a series of separate incidents involving impaired driving, drug possession and an out-of-state warrant for serious felony charges. Deputy Davila responded to a residence in the 4200 block of SE 150th Street after the...

In the heart of North Florida, where the pace slows and the flavors intensify, sits a culinary landmark that’s been turning first-time visitors into lifelong devotees with a single bite of perfectly fried chicken. Brown’s Country Buffet in Alachua might look unassuming from the outside, but inside those walls,...

Firefighters in Florida on Tuesday night battled a large fire at a feed store that also engulfed multiple tractor-trailers and sparked multiple explosions, officials said. Marion County Fire Rescue said crews responded to a fire at the Tiz Whiz Feed and Hay store on the 15000 block of NW Gainesville Road in Reddick...

ALACHUA, Fla. (WCJB) - A county road was closed as firefighters battled a mobile home fire in Alachua on Thursday evening. County Road 235A (Northwest 173rd Street) was shut down around 5 p.m. as High Springs Fire Department and Alachua County Fire Rescue crews responded to reports of a fire.

Tommy James Rieders, 48, was arrested yesterday for DUI, hit and run, and battery on an officer, and then he was later charged with property damage after allegedly breaking a light at the jail. The post Gainesville man charged with DUI, hit and run, battery on an officer, and breaking a light at the jail appeared...

OCALA FL. (352 Today) — A viral social media trend known as the “door-kicking challenge” has reached Marion County, prompting a warning from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office about the real-life consequences of what some teens consider a prank. The challenge, trending on TikTok and other...

Brandon Rachard Hines, 34, was arrested this morning for allegedly beating a man with a metal pole from a chain link fence; the victim reportedly sustained a traumatic brain injury, a fractured skull, and a watershed stroke. The post Man on probation arrested for attempted homicide after allegedly beating victim...

Man accused of using PIT maneuver on driver in road rage incident in Marion County. Marion County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a driver involved in a road rage incident resulting in a crash. Hairless kitten disappears in Ocala; owner searches for ‘Dobby’. Updated: 4 hours ago. A woman in...