Gainesville FL

An 18-year-old senior at Santa Fe High School (SFHS), David Teague, was arrested on Tuesday for stabbing another student. The State Attorney’s Office has notified the court of their intent to file a pretrial detention motion to keep Teague in jail without bond, court records show. Alachua Police Department...

Marlin D. Roper, 31, was arrested early this morning after allegedly following a woman in his vehicle, intentionally ramming her vehicle, and driving without properly securing an infant in a car seat. The post Gainesville man arrested for allegedly ramming victim’s vehicle and endangering infant appeared first on...

Like hundreds of other people across North Central Florida, Alan Hitchcock started hearing rumors last month about Hitchcock’s Markets closing. The Alachua-native’s father, Bob Hitchcock, and grandfather, Robert Hitchcock Sr., founded the local grocery store and pharmacy on Main Street in Alachua in 1945. Alan...

Gainesville pediatricians say they are concerned about the impact Florida’s plans to remove mandated childhood vaccine requirements may have on school children, saying it could prompt stronger outbreaks for illnesses and affect immunocompromised children who are severely harmed by diseases because of their weakened...

Samuel Lee Smithers, 72, was executed by lethal injection Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison near Starke for the 1996 murders of two women whose bodies were discovered in a rural pond.

An Ocala man accused of leaving on his sprinkler system to repeatedly douse his neighbor’s disabled adult children with water, has been formally charged by prosecutors. Marion County Court records show that on Monday, October 6, the following charges were filed against 61-year-old Antonio Roman: four counts of...

Raised in horse country, Trenton Kofmehl learned early what it means to fall down and get back up. After a childhood accident nearly ended his rodeo dreams before they could even begin, the 15-year-old found a way to climb back in the saddle and reclaim his place in the arena.

UF Student Government announced Emmy-winning actress Britt Lower will be the university’s next Accent speaker. She is scheduled to take the stage on Nov. 13 at University Auditorium. Lower is known for her role as Helly R. in the Apple TV thriller series “Severance.” Last month, she won Lead...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UPDATE: The missing man was located safe, according to an update around 5 p.m. ORIGINAL: The Bradford County Sheriff's Office is asking the community's help in locating Johnathan Odom, a 24-year-old male. He was last seen wearing a gray shirt, jeans, a ball cap and glasses....

NEWBERRY, Fla. (WCJB) - Phillip Joseph of Newberry is facing three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office responded to an armed disturbance on SW 298th Street Tuesday evening where three people were working on telephone poles. Deputies say Joseph and his wife...