Gainesville FL

A 61-year-old Villager who claimed he only has six months to live has been arrested after allegedly threatening to murder a sheriff’s deputy and his family, warning a friend to “watch the news” to see the aftermath. The disturbing incident unfolded on May 9 when a concerned...

MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – Marion County commissioners on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, unanimously approved amendments to the planned unit development (PUD) governing the Oxford Downs gaming complex in Summerfield following lengthy discussion over landscaping buffers, drainage easements and structures built without p

An Ocala man and his Wildwood companion were arrested on drug charges after being stopped in a golf cart in the parking lot of a restaurant at Brownwood. An officer observed a blue Yamaha golf cart traveling west on State Road 44 around 11 a.m. Thursday, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department

Following a May 10 murder, the Gainesville Police Department arrested 43-year-old Henri Hart on Tuesday in connection with the death. The investigation began when police responded to a call about a stabbing. When officers arrived, they found a man unconscious on the ground with two stab wounds to his upper chest.

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public after deputies say a woman used a fake domestic violence story to scam a disabled victim out of more than $2,000 through Facebook Dating. Investigators identified the suspect as Gianna Abel-Venezia. According to the sheriff’s office, Abel-Ve

Local officials will cut the ribbon on the new, state-of-the-art Marion County Animal Services shelter in west Ocala this week. The community milestone will be celebrated at the new facility (6405 W. Highway 40) through a grand opening ceremony on Thursday, May 21, at 1:30 p.m. The completion of the...

Nathaniel Tramell Gates, 27, and Jada Jamil Kendrick, 22, both of Atlanta, were arrested on Sunday in Alachua after officers conducted a traffic stop on a stolen Audi A4. The post VIDEO: Atlanta pair arrested in Alachua for stealing car and firearm appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Ethan William Anglin, 23, is currently serving drug offender probation, stemming from a case in which he was initially charged with sexual offenses. On March 13, 2025, Alachua County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Anglin and charged him with prowling, drug possession and two counts of indecent exposure. At approxim

STARKE, Fla. (WCJB) - Bradford County school officials have announced the death of school board member Lynn Melvin. An online obituary indicates she passed away on Saturday. Melvin spent many years in the Bradford school district as a teacher at Starke and Brooker elementary schools, then returned to Starke as an admin

A Belleview woman was arrested with two bullets after being stopped for speeding. A deputy observed 52-year-old Laura Marie Freer driving a white four-door utility vehicle eastbound on Southeast Sunset Harbor Road in Summerfield around 12:10 a.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Of