Gainesville FL

The Laurel County Sheriff's Office reported that a Louisville woman was arrested by US Marshals in Marion County, Florida on a charge of second-degree manslaughter in connection to a crash.

Alex Nicholas Harding, 39, a local realtor, was arrested yesterday after allegedly stealing sports cards over 20 times from local Walmart stores; he is also a suspect in other sports card thefts around the state. The post Local realtor arrested for string of sports card thefts appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Mr. Green has been located. The post FOUND: GPD seeks missing man appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Andrew Bartholomew, 22, was arrested yesterday for allegedly intentionally running over a man who was riding a bicycle. At about 11:20 a.m. on November 13, a Gainesville Police Department officer responded to the 100 block of NE 14th Street and found the victim on the ground, bleeding from the...

A 41-year-old Ocala man accused of pointing a green laser beam at a Marion County Sheriff’s Office helicopter because he was “bored” has been indicted on a federal charge. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced the return of an indictment charging Adam Santiago-Lugo with aiming...

Tyrae Keonté Alston, 25, was arrested yesterday after allegedly brandishing a gun at another driver during a road rage incident and then burying the gun in the back yard of a residence. The post Man on probation arrested for brandishing gun during road rage incident appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Marion County officials confirmed Thursday evening that 911 service is experiencing disruptions across multiple counties in Central Florida, with callers reporting dropped calls and difficulty connecting. The outages are also impacting Citrus and Sumter counties. Lisa Cahill, director of Public Safety Communications...

The courtroom was silent on Nov. 14 when Circuit Judge Timothy McCourt sentenced former Marion County Sheriff's Deputy Leslie Dale Boileau to a very specific prison term: 25 years, eight months and 20 days. That's exactly how old Boileau's girlfriend, Polina Annette Wright, was the day he shot and killed her. Wright,...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A former nurse turned comedian who worked on the frontlines during COVID is now working on the frontlines of the Gainesville comedy scene. Allie Owens, also known as Allie O on stage, is a former ICU nurse who’s now on a mission to bring joy back into the lives of this community, and she’s...

After working 20 years at Verizon, Abe Christian could retire before he even turned 40. At first, the idea seemed appealing. “I got so bored, so bored,” Christian said, “so I just started throwing myself at different volunteer opportunities that are out there.”. One outlet came from his...