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Early this morning, crews from Alachua County Fire Rescue and Gainesville Fire Rescue worked for several hours to fight a significant fire at the Leveda Brown Transfer Station. The post PHOTOS: Crews combat Leveda Brown transfer station fire for hours appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Raising Cane’s will open a new Archer Road store in Gainesville on May 27 with a ribbon-cutting, giveaways, and a $1,000 donation to the Humane Society. The new location features a double-lane drive-thru and local art showcasing Gainesville traditions, and will operate daily with extended weekend hours. A new...

Plans for a new Home Depot in southwest Ocala have advanced to the next stage of development review following the submission of a detailed major site plan to officials this week. A major site plan for the new Home Depot was filed with the Marion County Development Review Committee before...

A Florida woman has been arrested, accused of swindling a man out of more than $2,000 in an alleged romance scam, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies said Gianna Abel-Venezia met her victim via Facebook Dating and claimed she was trapped in a domestic violence relationship and needed help. That man sent h

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A man is in the Alachua County Jail without bond after a high-speed chase involving a vehicle reported stolen out of Atlanta, Georgia. Nathaniel Gates, 27, was arrested at the end of the chase on Sunday. A pregnant woman was in the car with him. Authorities...

An Alachua County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) incident report recently obtained by GnvInfo sheds light on a suspicious activity report they received on Mark Vega back in 2024. In November 2025, Vega was arrested and charged for failing to report suspected child abuse. Police reports describe how he concealed and failed to

A Marion County jury has found an Ocala mother guilty of aggravated manslaughter in connection with the 2019 death of her 2-month-old son, who died from methamphetamine toxicity. Jurors delivered the guilty verdict against 43-year-old Melissa Waiman Schroer on Thursday, May 14, following a trial that featured expert te

The Suwannee River and St. Johns River water management districts have updated water shortage declarations for each of their portions of Alachua County and surrounding areas due to ongoing drought conditions and declining aquifer water levels. The post Extreme water shortage declared in the region appeared first on Al

Phase III Water Shortage limits landscape irrigation to once weekly and bans non-essential uses like washing driveways; residents are urged to conserve water and delay new planting. Alachua County's groundwater level fell to the 10th percentile amid the worst drought since 2000, with April rainfall at 0.88 inches versu

Gainesville Police Department officers helped extinguish a brush fire this morning that started in an encampment. The post GPD officers help extinguish brush fire that started at encampment appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .