Gainesville FL

ORLANDO, Fla. - A lightning strike killed four cows and a calf on a Marion County farm during severe thunderstorms over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Jacksonville and the farm owner. Lettelier Brangus, a private cattle breeding operation in northern Marion County, said the animals were...

Nikia Shonquise Brown, 35, was arrested early this morning after allegedly picking up a knife during an argument and threatening to kill a man. The post Woman charged with grabbing a knife during an argument and threatening to kill man appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

A local family’s request to keep two miniature horses on their residential property will head to the Marion County Planning and Zoning Commission for review next week. Stefan and Cathy Mehrl have filed an application for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to house two miniature horses for personal, non-commercial use on their

Two Florida men were arrested by the Florida Highway Patrol after being caught street racing at speeds exceeding 100 mph in a 50-mph zone along SE Maricamp Road in Marion County. Troopers observed Lionnel Manning Jr., 22, and Gary Krank, 40, accelerating parallel to each other during heavy traffic hours...

Pamela Jones-Morton, 78, and Barbara Siebert, 79, built their house in southwest Florida's Estero in 2000 with the intention of growing old there. It was a fortress, even by Florida standards. Foam sealed the roof's plywood panels onto special joists, which were rebarred into cement bricks. If the house ever...

Closures are on Millhopper Road, SW Archer Road, and US Hwy 441 in the Alachua area The post Multiple roads closed: ASO asks drivers to stay off the roads if possible appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

The St. Johns River Water Management District is urging residents and businesses in northeast and Central Florida to keep conserving water, as the Phase III Extreme Water Shortage declared earlier this month continues. All of Flagler, Lake, Marion, Polk and Sumter counties are in an extreme water shortage, as declared.

Florida's winner-take-all Game Three against Texas Tech in the Gainesville Super Regional has seen multiple heated moments.

The Florida Gators were bested by the Texas Tech Red Raiders but the biggest takeaway may have been Tim Walton's less-than-ideal reaction.

Growing up, Jean Kiner spent her summers working the muck fields in Zellwood, saving up money to ride the city bus into Orlando. She would shop along Orange Avenue before stopping at the Five and Dime for a Coke and a hot dog. But Kiner was not allowed to sit at the counter to eat.